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24 06, 2020

Ratings of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Insurance Downgraded

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AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb+” from “bbb-” of Cameron Mutual Insurance Co. (Cameron Mutual) in Cameron, Missouri. The outlook of these ratings remains …

4 08, 2020

Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions Taps Turner from AXA XL to Lead UK Property Team

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The Reinsurance Solutions business of Aon plc has appointed Catherine Turner as head of UK Property, and co-leader with Richard Evans of its UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty business. Turner will report to Peter Stubbings, Reinsurance Solutions’ chief executive …

31 07, 2020

Monsoon Arrival in Arizona Means End of Fire Restrictions

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Fire restrictions within some state land are being lifted because of recent monsoon rain across the northern and southern sections of Arizona. Officials with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said restrictions will be lifted by Friday on …

3 08, 2020

Family of Teen Who Died at Washington University Fraternity Files Lawsuit

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In his first semester at Washington State University, Sam Martinez witnessed or took part in several activities that his family says was a pattern of hazing at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), the fraternity he hoped to join. Pledges were quizzed …

24 06, 2020

Texas Governor Urges Masks as Virus Cases Rise

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Texas’ surging coronavirus numbers will not slow the state’s reopening, according to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has prescribed an emphasis on face coverings and social distancing to curtail sobering trends, including hospitalization rates that have doubled since Memorial Day. …

3 08, 2020

Former A&A Leader, Insurance Historian Bogardus Passes Away at Age 92

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John (Jack) A. Bogardus Jr., age 92, former chairman, president and CEO of Alexander & Alexander insurance brokerage, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s in Scottsdale, Arizona on June 28, according to his family. Bogardus spent his childhood in Scarsdale, …

17 06, 2020

Trump Administration to Unveil Proposal for Changing Immunity for Tech Platforms

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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. …

4 08, 2020

Lloyd’s Promotes Spyropoulos to CEO, Lloyd’s Asia, and Country Manager, Singapore

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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 …

24 06, 2020

Michigan Requests Closure of Enbridge Pipeline; EPA Fines Company $6.7M

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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 …

31 07, 2020

Hurricane Isaias On Track Towards Florida, Southeast Coast

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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 …