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22 06, 2015

New York Lawmakers Approve Tougher Regulation of Nail Salons

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New York lawmakers on June 19 approved tougher regulation of nail salons, intended to help protect some 40,000 workers — many of them female immigrants — from getting shorted on pay and otherwise mistreated. The Assembly’s unanimous vote, following Senate …

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19 06, 2015

QBE Europe to Grow Middle East Casualty Business; Parfitt Appointed

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QBE European Operations has announced plans to grow its casualty business in the MENA region. Laetitia Parfitt joined the team in Dubai this week as senior casualty underwriter. Parfitt will be responsible for developing QBE’s casualty portfolio in the region …

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23 06, 2015

Canada Lays New Charges Against Railway in Lac-Megantic Derailment

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The Canadian government has hit Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. with fresh charges over a 2013 derailment that killed 47 people. The charges were laid Monday against the company and its president, Robert Grindrod, according to Zach Segal, a …

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19 06, 2015

How Ruling That Drivers Are Employees Upends Uber Business Model

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f you’re a freelance writer who occasionally sells articles to a website, are you actually an employee? If you live in California, I think the answer might be — yes? The California Labor commissioner has ruled that Uber drivers are employees, not …

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18 06, 2015

High-Net Worth Insurer PURE Group Recapitalizes with Stone Point Capital, KKR

By | June 18th, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on High-Net Worth Insurer PURE Group Recapitalizes with Stone Point Capital, KKR

Privilege Underwriters Inc., the holding company for the PURE Group of Insurance Companies, including the member-owned Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), said it is recapitalizing with equity investments from funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital, investment firm …

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22 06, 2015

WCRI: Georgia Workers Comp Indemnity Benefits Key Cost Contributor

By | June 22nd, 2015|Recent Articles|Comments Off on WCRI: Georgia Workers Comp Indemnity Benefits Key Cost Contributor

Indemnity benefits per claim with more than seven days of lost time in Georgia were among the highest of the 17 study states and the main contributor to the higher total costs per claim in the state, according to a …

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19 06, 2015

Swiss Re to Expand Infrastructure Investments: Chief Investment Officer

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Swiss Re AG Chief Investment Officer Guido Fuerer said the world’s second-biggest reinsurer would invest as much as 5 percent of its funds in infrastructure if securities used to fund projects were more easily tradeable. “The fact that we have invested …

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19 06, 2015

World Cup Insurers Face Many Claims, Disputes Over Russia, Qatar

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World Cup insurers are likely to refuse to pay out on many cancellation contracts if Russia and Qatar lose the rights to hold the tournaments because of fraud, industry experts said. Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World …

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19 06, 2015

Miami Home Health Company Settles Medicare Fraud Scam for $17M

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A Miami home health company has agreed to pay $17 million for allegedly paying doctors to refer Medicare patients. Department of Justice officials said the settlement with Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc. is the largest involving alleged violations of the …

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19 06, 2015

Greenberg Wins Delay as Reinsurance Suit Sent to New York’s Top Court Again

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A decade-old lawsuit in which New York accused former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg of accounting fraud will head to the state’s highest court for a second time, likely delaying for several months a trial that …

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