California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies from non-renewing or cancelling residential property insurance policies. The action is intended to aid more than 25,000 policyholders who have been affected by the Lava …
Online food delivery platform Postmates has agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle allegations it violated the city’s paid sick leave policies for gig workers, Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards said. The city said in a news release that …
The Green Line train that struck a second train in Boston was traveling at 30 miles per hour, while the train that was struck was traveling at about 10 mph, according to a preliminary review of data by the National …
Aston Lark Group, the London-based insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, announced it has acquired Essex Insurance Brokers Ltd. Established in 1964 and based in Hornchurch, England, Essex Insurance Brokers serves both personal and business clients in the UK, with …
Digital small business insurer NEXT Insurance is participating in a new Amazon Insurance Accelerator, a network of providers selling to businesses selling their goods on Amazon and looking to buy liability insurance. The insurance network is directly within Amazon Seller …
Blenheim Underwriting Ltd. announced it has received final approval and the necessary permissions from UK regulators and Lloyd’s to act as a managing agency for Syndicate 5886. The effective date of transfer of management from Asta to Blenheim was 6 …
This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at two insurers: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and QBE European Operations. A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Blattner-Hoyle to Lead Trade Finance Swiss Re Corporate …
A man was brutally beaten by corrections officers and denied medical treatment at a county jail in a small New Mexico community after guards mistook dentures in the inmate’s mouth for contraband, according to a lawsuit. The New Mexico Prison …
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency said this week it has fined a Dundee, Ore., winery $11,100 for alleged violations of confined space rules after an investigation into the death of a worker. A worker at Corus Estates & Vineyards …
Occam Underwriting, the specialist lines-focused managing general agent, has announced the promotion of Chief Financial Officer Mark Fisher to chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. The previous CEO, Lance Gibbins, will continue to serve the company as chair. Fisher …