New Mexico Disabled Woman Getting $300K Settlement September 24, 2020 New Mexico State Police have reached a $300,000 settlement with a disabled woman who accused an officer of grabbing and...
Oregon Businesses Threatening to Sue Over Virus Restrictions September 24, 2020 Several Oregon businesses have threatened a class action lawsuit against the state over COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Gov. Kate Brown...
Peak Re Appoints Pioneer’s Souter as Director of Markets for P/C Business September 24, 2020 Hong Kong-based Peak Re announced the appointment of Andrew Souter as director of markets responsible for developing the company’s property/casualty...
Ant Group Eyes Raising $17.5 Billion via Hong Kong IPO Without Cornerstone Investors September 24, 2020 China’s Ant Group plans to raise about half of its $35 billion dual listing via the Hong Kong leg, without...
Most Important Climate Pledges Aren’t the Splashy Ones September 24, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard, Bloomberg Opinion It’s Climate Week in New York, which brings with it a raft of announcements from companies outlining their new decarbonization...
Mutual Insurer Group NAMIC Names Merchants Mutual’s Zak as Chair September 24, 2020 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies welcomed its new chairman – Robert Zak, president and chief executive officer of...
More Firms Turning to Insurance Captives in Tightening Market: Marsh September 24, 2020 More organizations are using captives for insurance protection and financial flexibility in response to today’s risk and insurance landscape. In...
Next Insurance Attracts $250M in New Financing; Its $631M to Date Beats Lemonade September 24, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Next Insurance secured another $250 million in financing designed to fuel continued national expansion of its digital small business insurance...
As Wildfires Spread, Public Safety Tech Startups Lack Venture Capitalists’ Backing September 24, 2020 By Jane Lanhee Lee and Nathan Frandino Silicon Valley’s innovation engine has been slow to produce useful new tools to help firefighters like Dave Winnacker extinguish the...
SEC Toughens Rules on Shareholder Proposals September 24, 2020 By Jessica DiNapoli The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 on Wednesday to make it tougher for shareholders to push companies...