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11 08, 2023

Detroit Police Chief Implements New Policies on Facial-Recognition Technology Following Arrest of Pregnant Woman

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DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit police chief said he`s setting new policies on the use of facial-recognition technology after a woman who was eight months pregnant said she was wrongly charged with robbery and carjacking in a case that was …

11 08, 2023

At Least 55 Died in Hawaii Fires, Thousands of Structures Exposed

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Wildfires on Maui have killed at least 55 people and wiped out a historic town, exposing thousands of structures in a disaster that could end up exceeding early damage and loss estimates of more than $8 billion. The Associated Press …

8 08, 2023

People Moves: BHSI Names AIG’s Bidmead for Transactional Liability; TransRe Announces Group of Promotions; CNA Hardy Appoints Sr. Underwriters for UK Marine

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), Trans Re and CNA Hardy. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Names AIG’s Bidmead as Head of Transactional Liability, Asia and Middle East …

8 08, 2023

US Insurers Invested in Fossil Fuels as Climate Risks to Underwriting Mount

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U.S.-based insurers have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in fossil fuel-related assets which in turn contribute to the risk of climate-related damage to the underwriting side of their businesses, a new report said on Tuesday. A data sample comprising …

8 08, 2023

Pennsylvania PUC Approves $1M Settlement Over Gas Explosion That Leveled Home

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The Public Utility Commission has approved a revised settlement totaling nearly $1 million with a gas utility over a 2019 explosion in western Pennsylvania that reduced a home to rubble and injured five people. Canonsburg-based Columbia Gas took responsibility for …

8 08, 2023

MOVEit Cyber Hack Spawned Around 600 Breaches but Isn’t Done Yet

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A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress …

8 08, 2023

Mass. Police Must Reinstate 7 Who Refused to be Vaccinated, Arbitrator Says

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Massachusetts State Police must reinstate seven troopers who refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19, an independent arbitrator has ruled. The troopers have been on unpaid leave, but the arbitrator`s decision means they can return to work with retroactive pay if …

8 08, 2023

3 Killed After Charter Bus Collides with Vehicle in Pennsylvania

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A charter bus carrying up to 50 people collided with a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania, killing three people, state police said. The crash happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in Dauphin County`s …

8 08, 2023

DeSantis’ Retaliation vs. Disney Hurting Florida, Former GOP Officials Say in Court

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Saying Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed the autocratic examples of governments in Russia and China, a group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials and business leaders has called the Florida governor`s takeover of Disney World`s governing district “severely damaging …

8 08, 2023

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wigmore Insurance Agency in California

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Costa Mesa, California-based Wigmore Insurance Agency Inc. Tim Wigmore and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Wigmore …