Philippine authorities have increased efforts to contain an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker that has affected coastal towns and was still spreading, the environment ministry said on Tuesday, as the country grapples with cleanup challenges. Improvised spill booms …
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. vice president who goes on trial for insider trading in June is scrambling to pay for his legal defense after he was cut off by the bank’s insurers. Brijesh Goel, who has pleaded not …
OWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former football players will be settled using funds entirely from the school instead of having taxpayer money cover half of the $4.2 million deal, …
CHICAGO (AP) – Vaping company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed products to underage users, the city announced Friday. The Chicago Department of Public Health will use the money for youth …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Howden Tiger. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Names James as COO, Taking Over From Keese Who Will Continue as CFO Lloyd’s of London announced that …
The European Union is starting to prepare the region’s next stress test to measure the financial sector’s readiness for climate change, with the exercise set to involve the insurance industry for the first time. The European Commission last week asked …
Florida authorities have charged a Miami-area homeowner with fabricating and inflating damage estimates to his home in an attempt to defraud Tokio Marine Insurance Co. out of thousands of dollars. Trevor Lawrence Taylor, 50, was arrested this week and booked …
McClenny Moseley & Associates filed more than 2,000 hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, but now appears to have no attorneys left in the state to pursue them. Three attorneys who once worked in MMA’s New Orleans office have posted notice on …
Mic De Fazio has joined Woodruff Sawyer in a new role as regional growth leader for the Southwest region. De Fazio will lead a team of specialized producers in efforts to design and build new growth initiatives. Prior to joining …
A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has been settled for $1.6 million after a lengthy legal odyssey, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported. …