California’s $27.6M Fine Against Mercury Insurance Remains After Court Action August 16, 2019 California regulators say a ruling by the state’s highest court means a $27.6 million fine imposed against Mercury Insurance Co....
AXA XL Adds Zurich’s Arezes as Senior Underwriter for Large Property in Canada August 16, 2019 AXA XL has added Jennifer Arezes to its property insurance team in Canada. Arezes is based in Toronto and will...
Greek Firefighters Battle Multi-Day Blaze in Nature Reserve August 16, 2019 By Elena Becatoros Greek authorities sent reinforcements Thursday to firefighters battling a major forest fire in a nature reserve on the island of...
Travelers Names Cohn to New Chief Sustainability Officer Post August 16, 2019 The Travelers Cos. has created a new position of chief sustainability officer and named Yafit Cohn to fill the post....
Over 400 Sex Abuse Suits Filed in New York as Litigation Window Opens August 16, 2019 By David Klepper The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some of the targets...
Nepal Government Panel Wants Mount Everest Hikers to Have Experience, Insurance August 16, 2019 A Nepal government committee formed after a bad mountaineering season on Mount Everest has recommended requiring climbers to have scaled...
Women Accuse Opera Star Domingo of Sexual Harassment Over Decades August 16, 2019 By Jocelyn Gecker For decades, Placido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into...
Native American Tribe Says Showtime’s ‘Billions’ TV Show Defamed Reputation August 16, 2019 By Bob Van Voris In the hit Showtime series “Billions,” it seems, everybody’s somebody. Ruthless hedge fund titan Bobby Axelrod evokes Steven A. Cohen,...
Hundreds of North Carolina Transportation Workers to be Laid Off August 16, 2019 North Carolina’s Transportation Department says it’ll lay off hundreds of workers to help cover the ballooning cost of storm damage...
Brightway Insurance to Open Four Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado August 16, 2019 Brightway Insurance will open four new stores in Florida, South Carolina and Colorado on Monday, August 19. Alex McGregor opened...