The National Federation of the Blind, the largest organization of blind and low-vision people in the U.S., violated federal law when it refused to allow an employee to observe his Sabbath and instead terminated him because of his religion, the …
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The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report estimates that “global reinsurer capital totaled $565 billion at June 30, 2015. The headline reduction of 2 percent relative to the end of 2014 was driven by strengthening of the …
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A major ruling handed down on Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board could give unions greater bargaining power by enabling them to negotiate directly with large parent companies like McDonald’s that rely heavily on franchisees and contractors. The …
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The U.S. Justice Department has issued new guidelines that emphasize prosecuting individual executives in white-collar crime cases, and not just their corporations. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, author of a memo outlining the rules for federal prosecutors, was to announce …
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A higher-than-average number of workers died on the job in Wyoming last year. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services said this week that 34 people died at work in Wyoming last year. That’s up from 26 in 2013 and close to …
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RENO, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has hired Andrea Cantlon in its northern Nevada sales team. She is responsible for developing new business relationships, and retaining and servicing existing clients. Cantlon was most recently a private banker with Mutual of …
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Maroun Mourad, most recently with Zurich Insurance, has joined insurance information provider Verisk Insurance Solutions as senior vice president of Commercial Lines Domestic and Global, ISO Insurance Programs and Analytic Services. In his new role, Mourad will help the firm …
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British insurer RSA is selling its Latin American operations to Colombia’s GrupoSura for £403 million ($617 million) in a deal that could ease RSA’s own takeover by Zurich Insurance. The sale is the latest move by Chief Executive Stephen Hester …
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Residents in west-central Idaho near the town of Riggins were told to flee due to a wildfire that expanded to 40 square miles Thursday, an 11-square-mile jump. Fire managers say the fire made runs through the tops of trees and had …
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QBE Asia Pacific announced the appointment of Martin Allan to the role of general manager – Claims, Asia Pacific, with effect from September 8, 2015. In this role, Allan is responsible for managing the claims function and driving business efficiencies …
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