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18 10, 2024

Texas AG Sues Dallas Pediatrician Over Providing Hormone Treatment to Teens

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas pediatrician, accusing her of violating state law by providing gender-transitioning treatments to at least 21 teenage patients. Thursday’s filing is Paxton’s first attempt at suing a doctor by …

18 10, 2024

Family of Black Man Killed by Ohio Police Agree to Settlement

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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A family is settling a wrongful death lawsuit against Ohio police who fired 94 bullets at a Black man during a chase two years ago. Jayland Walker’s family and the city of Akron reached an agreement …

18 10, 2024

Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Damages Over Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

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Family Fresh Harvesting, LLC, a farm labor contractor which provides temporary H-2A visas to agricultural workers at nurseries in Michigan and farms in Georgia, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a …

18 10, 2024

Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Honors 5 Inductees

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The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame honored five inductees and awarded seven scholarships to insurance students at its annual banquet in Conway on Oct. 17. The banquet was held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. The 2024 …

11 10, 2024

Severity of Ransomware Attacks Rose 68% in First Half of 2024, Report Shows

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Ransomware claims severity spiked by 68% to an average loss of $353,000, according to a new report by a cyber insurance provider. Coalition published its 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-Year Update, which details emerging cyber trends and their impact on …

11 10, 2024

Howden Alleged to Have Poached Insurance Rival’s Team in UK Suit

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One of the UK’s top insurers is accused of using a team of “recruiting sergeants” to poach talent from a rival that led to mass resignations in Brazil and London. Aon UK Ltd. sued Howden Group Holdings Ltd. in the …

11 10, 2024

People Moves: Zurich N.A. Hires AIG’s Hattauer to Head Financial Lines; Aon Promotes Leaders Within US Financial Services Group

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Zurich N.A. Hires AIG’s Hattauer to Head Financial Lines Zurich North America hired Nora Hattauer as head of financial lines for Zurich’s U.S. national accounts and middle market businesses. Hattauer officially starts her role at Zurich on Oct. 21. Based …

11 10, 2024

Fresh Appetite for Risk Can Help Arrest Britain’s Downward Spiral, Think Tank Says

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Britain’s decade-long economic downward spiral could be reversed with a fresh appetite for risk that might help boost annual investment by a required 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) over the next decade, a leading think tank said on Friday. In …

11 10, 2024

Fecal Contamination in Perrier Well Adds to $300 Billion Sector’s Hurdles

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In the arid highlands near the town of Vergèze in southern France, the sun beats down on a small stone house as the buzz of cicadas fills the air. Until a few months ago, beneath this tile-roofed structure, a pump …

11 10, 2024

Coal Expansion Helps Lure Insurers Back to Australia Producer Whitehaven

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Whitehaven Coal Ltd., one of Australia’s largest coal producers, shelved a planned special purpose vehicle originally intended to provide in-house insurance after finding external insurers willing to take on the risk. The development follows Sydney-based Whitehaven’s $3.2 billion purchase of …