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1 07, 2024

Arthur K. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Texas’ Zayla Partners

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Katy, Texas-based Zayla Partners, LLC (Zayla). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zayla is an executive compensation strategy firm that serves clients across a variety of sizes and industries. Chris …

1 07, 2024

Ohio Company to Pay $23K Over Disability Discrimination Suit

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Pearl Interactive Network, Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based telecommunications company, resolved a charge of disability discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency’s Cleveland Field Office announced. During the EEOC’s investigation, the agency found that Pearl …

11 07, 2024

Biden Administration Raises FEMA Bar for Flood Resilience

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The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized a rule mandating that projects built using its funds not only take into account previous and current levels of local flood risk, but for the first time consider the future risk …

8 07, 2024

To Insure or Self-Insure? The Question Homeowners Must Answer

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No matter where you live, there’s a good chance the weather’s getting wilder. In just the past few weeks, tornadoes have wreaked havoc on Midwest and Southern states, and large swaths of southern Florida were flooded. Globally, 2023 was the …

11 07, 2024

Elon Musk Beats $500 Million Severance Lawsuit by Fired Twitter Workers

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Elon Musk won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refused to pay at least $500 million of severance to thousands of Twitter employees he fired in mass layoffs after buying the social media company now known as X. U.S. District …

8 07, 2024

Delaware Judge Allows Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman

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A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill woman who was killed by a state trooper in 2021 after she fired a shotgun at him. Raymond Rooks contends that state police …

1 07, 2024

People Moves: HDI Global Canada Promotes Navarrete to Managing Director; AXA XL Appoints Kuklinski as Regional Mgr. for Northern Europe, Germany’s Country Mgr.

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HDI Global and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. HDI Global Canada Promotes Navarrete to Managing Director HDI Global Canada announced the appointment of Klaus Navarrete as …

5 07, 2024

$21M to Settle Claims Over Botched Fireworks Detonation in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles will pay more than $21 million to settle claims by residents of a neighborhood where police bungled the detonation of a cache of illegal fireworks three years ago, injuring 17 people and displacing dozens of others. The City …

11 07, 2024

Vermont Under Flood Watch as State Marks Anniversary of Last Year’s Severe Inundations

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A flood watch was declared for much of Vermont on Wednesday — the anniversary of last summer’s severe flooding — and also Thursday, with heavy rains in the forecast. As Gov. Phil Scott and other officials discussed the recovery from …

1 07, 2024

AM Best Ratings Unchanged for Accredited, Onex’s New Program Management Unit

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AM Bestconfirms that the financial strength rating and long-term issuer credit ratings of Accredited’s subsidiary companies remain unchanged following their acquisition by Onex Partners from R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd. — a deal that was completed on June 28. AM Best …