People Moves: Berkley Re UK Names Himmer; RSG Transactional Risks Adds Schiener April 30, 2021 W.R. Berkley Corp. named Clare Himmer as president of Berkley Re UK Limited, effective September 1, 2021. In the interim,...
UK Supreme Court Urged to Allow Privacy Class Action Against Google April 30, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley Blocking a proposed British class action against Google, that alleges it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users a decade ago,...
EU Seeks Review of GMO Rules for Gene-Edited Crops April 30, 2021 By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched a review of EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Thursday, opening the...
New York Begins Probe Into Toxic Metals in Baby Food April 30, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel New York’s attorney general said on Thursday she has opened a probe into whether baby food contains arsenic and other...
Liberty Mutual Weighing Options, Delays Australian Coal Mine Project April 30, 2021 By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE — U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for a coal project in Australia,...
H.W. Kaufman Expands in Europe, Adding Amsterdam Office, London Healthcare Unit April 30, 2021 U.S.-based specialty insurance firm H.W. Kaufman Group is expanding within Continental Europe through the opening of a new office in...
CFC to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate with Asta as Manager April 30, 2021 LONDON — Specialty insurance underwriter CFC reported that Lloyd’s of London has given preliminary approval to the creation of CFC...
California MGU Foresight Expands Commercial Property Offerings April 30, 2021 San Francisco-based Foresight Risk & Insurance Services is offering new commercial property insurance lines coverages including inland marine, contractors equipment...
Milwaukee Area Water Technology Facility Faces $234K in OSHA Penalties April 30, 2021 Federal workplace safety officials have cited a water technology company after an employee was injured when a guardrail loosened and...
Reno, Nevada, to Settle Lemmon Valley Flood Lawsuit for $4.5M April 30, 2021 Reno, Nevada, city officials said they have reached a tentative agreement to pay $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought...