Britain’s new government named Andrew Bailey as the next Bank of England boss on Friday. Following is reaction to his appointment. LIZ MARTINS, UK ECONOMIST, HSBC “In terms of Mr Bailey’s position on the dove-hawk spectrum, it is very hard …
Oakland authorities have confirmed a fire chased eight people out of an evacuated and condemned building injuring one person before fire crews could extinguish the blaze. Assistant Fire Marshal Emmanuel Watson compared the event to the 2016 fire that trapped …
The battle between the California Department of Insurance and the FAIR Plan will continue to rage on in the wake of two severe wildfire seasons. The CDI today issued a revised plan of operation for the California FAIR Plan Association, …
“Every stone is a treasure,” says the technical director of St. Mark’s Basilica’s vestry board, indicating the prized gold-leaf mosaics overhead, the inlaid stone pavement and the marble clad walls of the 923-year-old masterpiece. And many are vulnerable to the …
A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the dangers posed by climate change. “Going forward, our state remains vulnerable to the widespread devastation a significant hurricane can bring,” …
As many as 30 vehicles were damaged when they hit a pothole that opened up in the center lane of Interstate 4 near Orlando on Tuesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers and officers from other agencies responded to …
Newly released documents show that Mason City Schools in Iowa settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former official for more $170,000. The district issued its former human resources director Jodie Anderson $31,500 in wage differential payment and $73,500 …
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of the members of Safeway Insurance Group (Safeway). Safeway is composed of four …
A New York University cardiologist claims Apple Inc.’s Watch uses his patented heartbeat-monitoring invention and he wants compensation. Dr. Joseph Wiesel, who teaches at NYU School of Medicine, filed a suit Friday against the tech giant, in federal court in …
In the dreary archives of a Newark, New Jersey, courthouse, Ronald Motley found a treasure map. It was an evidence log, a detailed inventory of documents and other exhibits that had been used in an injured worker’s lawsuit. And it …