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27 12, 2019

Florida City to Pay for ID Monitoring for 60K After Cyberattack

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A Florida city is offering to pay for identity protection monitoring for up to 60,000 people following a cyberattack that crippled Pensacola’s computer systems for days. The News Journal reports Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said he made the decision after …

31 12, 2019

Australia’s Wildfire Crisis Intensifies as Locals, Tourists Seek Refuge on Beaches

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Australia’s wildfire crisis intensified on Tuesday as coastal towns across the southeast caught ablaze, forcing thousands of stranded tourists and locals to seek refuge on beaches. Thick black smoke billowing from infernos in Victoria and New South Wales states turned …

20 12, 2019

Legacy Acquirer DARAG Completes Portfolio Transfer with Germany’s SOVAG

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DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has closed the portfolio transfer with German re/insurer SCHWARZMEER UND OSTSEE Versicherungsaktiengesellschaft (SOVAG), following the receipt of all regulatory approvals. The direct insurance and inwards reinsurance business within the legacy portfolio …

31 12, 2019

Germany Aims to Thwart African Swine Fever as It Edges Closer to Borders

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German hunting dogs are being trained to sniff out dead wild boar, authorities are stockpiling electric fences along the eastern frontier and the government in Berlin is urging drivers not to toss ham-sandwich scraps out of their car windows. These …

20 12, 2019

Canadian Lab Test Firm, LifeLabs, Pays Ransom After Data Breach

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Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the company’s 15 million …

31 12, 2019

Court Says Airline’s Workers at Newark Airport Can’t Sue as Class in Pay Dispute

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American Airlines workers at Newark’s airport who claim in a lawsuit they’ve been shorted on overtime pay can’t sue as a class, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The three-judge panel’s decision reversed a New Jersey judge’s ruling that …

20 12, 2019

Insured Losses in 2019 Estimated at $56B, Down from $93B Last Year: Swiss Re

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Global insured losses in 2019 dropped to an estimated US$56 billion, from US$93 billion in 2018 and below the annual average (US$75 billion) of the previous 10 years, according to preliminary sigma estimates from Swiss Re Institute. During the year, …

31 12, 2019

Wawa Facing Lawsuits Over Data Breach at All of Its Stores

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The Wawa convenience store chain is facing a wave of lawsuits over a data breach that affected its 850 locations along the East Coast. Wawa Inc. discovered malware on its payment processing servers this month before stopping the breach Dec. …

20 12, 2019

Mass. High Court Upholds Consent-to-Settle Clause in Malpractice Policy

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Massachusetts’ highest court on Monday rejected arguments that consent-to-settle clauses in professional malpractice insurance policies violate public policy. The Supreme Judicial Court sided with CNA subsidiary Continental Casualty Co. in an engineering malpractice lawsuit brought against homeowners Douglas and Kristen …

31 12, 2019

Virginia Plant Fire Ruled Accidental, Causes $4M in Damages

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A fire at a western Virginia can manufacturing plant caused $4 million in damages and led to injuries for two firefighters battling the blaze, officials said. The fire began Friday evening at the Ardagh Group plant in north Roanoke County …