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10 11, 2015

Uber Gains Support From Upstate New York Mayors

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Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Monday that they have signed …

10 11, 2015

Many Have Died in ‘Subpar’ Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season may end up being remembered for a subpar number of storms, even though the total still beat early forecasts and more than 50 people died. The season, which also lags behind in terms of overall …

10 11, 2015

Delaware Marks Licensing of 1,000th Captive Insurer

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Delaware Gov. Jack Markell presented Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart with a proclamation Monday recognizing the Department of Insurance’s (DOI) licensing of its 1,000 captive insurance company, AWI Inc. of Voorhees, New Jersey. Delaware is currently the sixth-largest captive domicile …

10 11, 2015

Indiana-Based Zimmer Wins First NexGen Flex Knee Devices Case

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Indiana-based medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has been cleared of liability in the first of more than 900 U.S. lawsuits to go to trial over claims that its NexGen Flex knee replacements were prone to painful, motion-impairing loosening. …

10 11, 2015

V3 Insurance Launches Management Liability Package

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V3 Insurance Partners LLC has launched a new management liability package program, Vantage Point, for private companies and not-for-profit organizations. Vantage Point is a flexible insurance package created specifically for small- to mid-sized companies that offers comprehensive insurance coverages tailored …

10 11, 2015

Franklin, Indiana, Faces Big Change in Flood Plain Maps

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Hundreds of homes and businesses in a central Indiana city hit hard by flash flooding seven years ago could face hefty jumps in their insurance costs if updated federal flood plain maps are approved. About 70 percent of Franklin’s industrial …

10 11, 2015

New Storm Forecast Center Pairs UConn, Electric Utility Company

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Two days before Superstorm Sandy struck Connecticut in 2012, UConn scientists fed measurements from the storm and historical data from others into a computer model they developed and forecast where the most damage and power outages would occur. Their forecast …

10 11, 2015

NBA Star Duncan Files Another Suit Against Ex-Financial Adviser

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San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has filed another lawsuit against a former financial adviser who Duncan contends has cost him millions of dollars in lost investments. The lawsuit filed last week claims Charles Banks of Atlanta urged Duncan to …

10 11, 2015

Rosson of Woodruff-Sawyer in California amed Assurex Global Chair

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Charlie Rosson, CEO of San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., has been named as chairman of Assurex Global. Assurex Global is a partnership of independent agents and brokers. Assurex has more than 600 Partner offices across six continents. Rosson leads …

10 11, 2015

Aspen Launches Singapore Operation via Lloyd’s Platform; 2 Senior Execs Hired

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Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the entry of its insurance segment, Aspen Insurance, into Singapore through Aspen’s Lloyd’s syndicate on the Lloyd’s Asia platform, effective Jan. 1, 2016. The launch, which is subject to regulatory approval, is consistent with Aspen’s …