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17 09, 2024

Cigna Sues Federal Trade Commission Over ‘Defamatory’ Report

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Cigna Group’s Express Scripts sued the US Federal Trade Commission over a recent report that the company said demonizes pharmacy benefit managers and asked the court to order the agency to retract it. The lawsuit escalates the conflict between drug …

17 09, 2024

Howden Buys Foresight in Japan, Names Gallagher’s Aibe as CEO of Japan Retail Unit

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Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its launch into the Japanese retail insurance broking and captive consulting and management markets with the acquisition of Foresight Holdings Co. Ltd. Also announced was the appointment of Takuya Aibe as CEO of …

17 09, 2024

Russia’s RusChemAlliance Sues 5 European Banks Over Aborted Gas Project

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Russian company RusChemAlliance has filed new lawsuits against five European banks that stopped financing the construction of a gas project in Russia after the West imposed sanctions against Moscow over the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The lawsuits, all filed with …

17 09, 2024

US Property Insurance Rates Fall for First Time Since 2017

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US property insurance rates are decreasing for the first time in almost seven years, after insurers returned to profitability amid lower losses tied to catastrophes. The average US property insurance rate decreased 0.94% in the second quarter from a year …

17 09, 2024

People Moves: AXIS Names Chubb’s Mitchell as Head of Global Markets, Succeeding Gregory; Marsh McLennan Names De Bremme as CEO of Belgium & Luxembourg

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Capital Holdings and Marsh McLennan. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Names Chubb’s Mitchell as Head of Global Markets, Succeeding Gregory AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based …

17 09, 2024

Brazil Confirms Potential $18B Deal With Miners Involved in Deadly Dam Disaster

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The Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18 billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve further repair work by the companies …

17 09, 2024

PwC Probe Spotlight Shifts to Hong Kong After Record China Fine

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The focus of a lengthy probe into PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s China business now shifts to Hong Kong after the accounting firm was hit with a record fine in the mainland over its audit of failed developer China Evergrande Group. Hong Kong’s …

17 09, 2024

People Moves: Aspire in California Names Rea Chief Technology Officer

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Aspire General Insurance hired Sam Rea as its chief technology officer. Rea has more than 20 years of experience leading IT organizations in the insurance industry. Before joining Aspire, Rea was CTO for the Peak6 InsurTech portfolio of companies for …

17 09, 2024

Driver Charged With Killing Gaudreau Brothers Had Alcohol Level Above Limit: Prosecutor

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The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday. Gaudreau, …

17 09, 2024

Civil Trial Begins Into Sexual Abuse Claims by Ex-Patients at Virginia Children’s Hospital

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Testimony has begun in a civil trial against a Virginia hospital that treats vulnerable children, its owner and its former medical director in a lawsuit filed by three former patients who allege they were touched inappropriately during physical exams. The …