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29 09, 2015

Volkswagen to Recall 11 Million Vehicles for Diesel Fix

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Volkswagen announced plans on Tuesday to refit up to 11 million vehicles and overhaul its namesake brand to try to move on from the scandal over its cheating on diesel emissions tests. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the German …

29 09, 2015

Moradi Joins Hub in Chicago as Technology Leader

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Chicago-based Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, has added Carla Moradi  as executive vice president of Operations and Technology. Moradi will lead the implementation of strategic enterprise-wide customer technologies and operations, supporting all HUB regional locations throughout the …

29 09, 2015

Arkansas Mutual Insurance Co. Rated ‘A’ by A.M. Best

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A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company (AMIC) in Little Rock, Ark. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. The ratings are reflective …

29 09, 2015

Lockton Appoints Hammond, Spencer, Nimmo to Leadership Positions

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Privately-held insurance broker Lockton announced expanded leadership roles for Mike Hammond, Glenn Spencer and Neil Nimmo. Spencer has been named chief operating officer of Lockton Inc. and president of Lockton Companies in the US. Spencer had previously been U.S. chief …

29 09, 2015

Study Alleges SEC Inflates Enforcement Statistics

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s metrics for computing annual enforcement statistics are “deeply flawed,” making the agency falsely appear as though it is getting tougher every year, a new academic study concluded. The draft study by Emory University law …

29 09, 2015

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Office in North Carolina

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Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has opened a new full service brokerage office in Charlotte, North Carolina. This latest location is the third the company has opened in just nine months. According to Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, …

29 09, 2015

Burns & Wilcox Brokerage Opens Office in North Carolina

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Burns & Wilcox Brokerage has opened a new full service brokerage office in Charlotte, North Carolina. This latest location is the third the company has opened in just nine months. According to Denis Brady, president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, …

29 09, 2015

Trial Set to Start for Former Energy CEO in Deadly West Virginia Mine Blast

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Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship hits the courtroom for a criminal trial Thursday, facing charges that he conspired to break safety laws and lied to financial regulators about safety practices at the site of the deadliest U.S. mine explosion …

29 09, 2015

Florida Man Charged with Fraud, Theft of 4M Pounds of Citrus

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State agriculture officials say a Florida man is accused of illegally obtaining more than 4 million pounds of citrus, valued at over half a million dollars, from five different individuals and companies. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said in a news …

29 09, 2015

Rhode Island Attorney General Urges Teens to Not Text While Driving

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is urging teenage drivers to not use their cell phones while driving as part of the fourth annual “It Can Wait” campaign in the state. Kilmartin kicked off this year’s effort on Sept. 25 …