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14 10, 2020

Fire Erupts, Homes Evacuated in Georgia Train Derailment

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A train derailment in metro Atlanta early Sunday sparked a small fire, created runoff concerns and briefly forced some residents from their homes, a fire official said. The CSX train with about 170 cars, including three locomotives, ran off the …

15 10, 2020

Factbox: Insurers and Banks that Have Shunned Canada’s Oil Sands

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Canada is betting that efforts to incrementally reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its oil sands deposits will win back investors, banks and insurers who in recent years have shunned the carbon-heavy resource for environmental reasons. Here is a look at …

14 10, 2020

altumAI Appoints Foley to Group Insurance Officer Based in New York City

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altumAI, a worker health and safety software and analytics firm, has appointed insurance industry veteran Peter. H. Foley to Group Insurance officer. Based in New York City, Foley has joined the altumAI executive leadership team to build out the altumAI …

15 10, 2020

Rooke Appointed Director of Climate Transition Risk at Willis Towers Watson

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Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced the appointment of Tony Rooke as director of Climate Transition Risk in the organization’s Climate and Resilience Hub (CRH). With many government’s announcing net-zero carbon targets to align with …

14 10, 2020

Alera Group Appoints Mollica as VP of Business Intelligence and Transformation

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Alera Group has appointed John Mollica as vice president of Business Intelligence and Transformation, effective October 12, 2020. He will be based out of Norwalk, Conn. In this role, Mollica will be responsible for overseeing Alera Group’s data and analytics …

15 10, 2020

EU Leaders to Pressure Britain for Trade Concessions in Troubled Brexit Talks

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European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will pressure Britain for concessions in their troubled Brexit talks, saying a trillion euros worth of trade could be sunk if London does not budge on fisheries, fair competition and solving disputes. …

14 10, 2020

Twitter Security Failure Prompts Call for Regulating Internet Giants as Systemic Risks

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Twitter Inc. suffered from cybersecurity shortfalls that enabled a “simple” hack attributed to a Florida teenager to take over the accounts of several of the world’s most famous people in July, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report …

15 10, 2020

NFL’s COVID-19 Defensive Plan Does Not Include Bubble

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The NFL has no plans to move into a bubble as it takes several new steps to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The league will begin PCR testing for COVID-19 on game days starting this week, use of masks …

14 10, 2020

Clegg Insurance Group Finalizes Acquisition of iCan Benefit Group

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Clegg Insurance Group finalized the acquisition of the property and casualty division of iCan Benefit Group late September in Boca Raton, Fla., adding more than 1,500 clients to its book of business and expanding further into South Florida. This is …

15 10, 2020

Nokia COVID Detection System Automatically Scans for Employees’ Temperature, Mask

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Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of efforts to protect employees as they return to work. The …