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21 07, 2022

City in California Paying $360K to Settle Lawsuit by Council Member

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The Oakland City Council agreed to approve a $360,000 settlement with a former council member who filed a lawsuit alleging the city and police violated his civil rights when officers threw him face-down inside City Hall in an incident he …

21 07, 2022

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions; Norton Promoted to K&K President & CEO as Bixler Retires

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Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions Liberty Mutual Insurance Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has appointed Elizabeth Geary as president, Insurance Solutions. Geary will report to GRS President of Underwriting Matthew Moore, effective late August. Geary is …

21 07, 2022

Wisconsin Attorney General Sues 18 Companies over PFAS Contamination

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force nearly 20 companies that he alleges contaminated the environment with chemicals known as PFAS to reimburse the state for investigations and cleanup efforts. The lawsuit, filed in Dane …

21 07, 2022

Michigan Utility Denies Flooding Claims from 2021 Storm

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A Detroit-area water utility said Tuesday that it will deny flooding claims stemming from a damaging storm last summer based on an independent review that found the flooding was caused by the amount of rainfall and not a defect in …

21 07, 2022

42,000 Louisiana Homeowners to be Dropped by Southern Fidelity Friday

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More than 40,000 homeowners are looking for new insurance policies after an insurance company dropped them, following similar moves by two other companies. Southern Fidelity canceled 42,000 policies Friday, leaving Louisiana homeowners with 60 days to find new coverage, state …

21 07, 2022

Ex-East Texas Deputy Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force

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A former East Texas deputy has pleaded guilty to a civil rights violation for punching a restrained detainee in the chest repeatedly with a shock gun, according to court documents. Former Van Zandt County sheriff’s deputy David Yager pleaded guilty …

21 07, 2022

People Moves: Beazley Chair to Step Down; Miller Forms Farms & Estates Team With 2 Hires From Aon; AXA XL Names HDI’s White as Senior PI Underwriter

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This edition of International People Moves details board changes at Beazley and appointments at Miller and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley’s Chair Roberts to Step Down Beazley plc announced that its chair, David Roberts …

21 07, 2022

Higginbotham Acquires Texas’ Brown & Company

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Brown & Company Insurance Services, an employee benefits and individual life and health insurance agency in College Station, Texas, has combined with Higginbotham, an insurance, financial and HR services firm ranked as the 20th largest independent broker in the U.S. …

21 07, 2022

Indiana Abortion Doctor Signals She’ll Sue AG over Comments

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An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on …

19 07, 2022

UK Regulator May Lack Bandwidth to Push Post-Brexit Competitiveness: Policymaker

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The Bank of England may not have enough resources to implement an extra objective of maintaining Britain as a competitive global financial center, a policymaker designate said on Monday. Britain’s government is due this week to unveil a draft law …