The U.S. Justice Department will propose legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google and Facebook have had for decades, a department official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. …
Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced it has promoted Pavlos Spyropoulos to CEO of Lloyd’s Asia and country manager of Singapore, effective July 29, 2020. has more than 12 years of experience at Lloyd’s and a deep understanding …
Michigan’s attorney general has asked a judge to shut down a pipeline in the Great Lakes after an energy company discovered that an anchor support had shifted deep below the surface. Enbridge Inc. insists the Line 5 pipeline itself was …
Heavy rains from Hurricane Isaias could hit Florida late Friday night before the owerful storm moves up the east coast into early next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The hurricane, packing maximum sustained …
Most Americans do not trust social media companies to make the right decisions about what should be allowed on their platforms, but trust the government even less to make those choices, according to a poll released on Tuesday by Gallup …
Value Insurance MGA, a new Birmingham, Ala., domiciled managing general agent specializing in non-standard auto insurance within the state, is now offering a personal lines auto product in the state. Value MGA founder Daniel Feigenbaum has tapped Paul G. Gabe …
Aug. 2, 8:55 pm— The Florida coast looked set to avoid major damage late on Sunday with Tropical Storm Isaias keeping offshore as it rumbles north, although it could strengthen to a hurricane by the time it reaches the Carolinas …
NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has acquired Rose & Kiernan Inc. in a transaction that closed effective August 1, 2020. Rose & Kiernan, based in Albany, N.Y., is …
Buckle, an insurtech startup focused on rideshare insurance, has acquired Gateway Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Atlas Financial Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The move allows Buckle to expand its commercial auto coverage capacity and reach via a …
HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C., Aug 3 8:25 pm — Isaias regained hurricane strength on Monday night just hours before it was due to make landfall in the Carolinas and head up the U.S. East Coast toward Washington, Philadelphia and New York, …