Lawyers for former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick filed a motion this week to dismiss a case charging him with sexually assaulting a boy decades ago, saying the 92-year-old once-powerful American prelate has dementia and is not competent to stand …
Howden, the international insurance broker, announced an agreement to acquire Franz Gossler Insurance Group, one of the leading insurance brokers focusing on film and entertainment insurance in Germany and beyond. The transaction has been executed by Howden Germany’s specialty broker …
Canopius Group, the global specialty re/insurer, announced the opening of a new trading office in Melbourne, Australia. The operation will be led by David Mutton, who joins Canopius as casualty underwriter, APAC with immediate effect. Canopius will initially underwrite casualty …
The Jensten Group has announced its acquisition of the schemes broker, Darwin Clayton, for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, brings 44 staff, 2,300 clients and more than £20 million ($23.9 million) in gross written …
CNA Hardy, the specialist commercial insurer that operates within the company and Lloyd’s markets, announced the launch of a new portfolio of bespoke package products built specifically for multinational businesses, called “Atlas.” Building on CNA Hardy’s existing suite of combined …
At least 36 people were killed in a train crash in northeast Greece and 66 more were injured, the local fire department said. The crash, the country’s worst in decades, took place in the Tempe valley when a passenger train …
California’s coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency …
A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation. University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Grace Kuo, …
Taiwanese Apple Inc. supplier Foxlink said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables, sending its stock price down. The …
Authorities have charged an Alabama insurance agent, who formerly worked for Alfa Insurance, with more than $600,000 in fraud, theft and exploitation of the elderly. Bret Chappell, 43, of Warrior, Alabama, was arrested Monday and booked into the Blount County …