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4 06, 2024

USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers Impacted by Recent Storms

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to the agricultural devastation caused by tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest. On May 24, Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux signed an Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification (APLN), making 29 counties …

4 06, 2024

People Moves: InsureTrust Names Kozel Senior VP

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InsureTrust, an Atlanta-based specialty broker specializing in cyber risk, has named Sonja Kozel as senior vice president. Kozel, with 10 years in the business, previously led sales for Cowbell, a cyber insurance company, and for Markel Specialty. She graduated from …

4 06, 2024

Texas Faces New Heat Advisories With Temperatures Above 100F

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Parts of Texas and the western US are being warned of high temperatures on Tuesday, putting electric grids to the test as residents turn to air conditioning to stay cool. Heat advisories are up across central and southern Texas from …

4 06, 2024

US Cyber Chief Sees ‘Very Aggressive’ Chinese Hacking Strategy

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A top US spy chief said China is increasingly using its companies to find vulnerabilities in their own computer networks and then tapping that knowledge to target foreign nations and industries. “We’re really seeing China be very aggressive,” General Timothy …

4 06, 2024

Judge Lets More Than 70,000 Zantac Lawsuits Go Forward

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A Delaware judge has allowed more than 70,000 lawsuits over discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to go forward, ruling that expert witnesses can testify in court that the drug may cause cancer. The ruling on Friday by Judge Vivian Medinilla of …

4 06, 2024

AXA XL Realigns Operations in the Americas; Redundancies Caused by Moves

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AXA XL said it streamlined its underwriting operations in the Americas, which will now be three segments—large commercial, middle-market and professional. The realignment is “resulting in redundancies,” confirmed a company spokesperson via email. “We’ll work closely with all impacted colleagues …

4 06, 2024

Canadian Billionaire Prem Watsa to Step Down as Chairman of Fairfax India

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Fairfax India Holdings Corp. on Monday said Prem Watsa, popularly known as “Canada’s Warren Buffett,” will step down as the investment firm’s chairman. He will be replaced by his son Benjamin Watsa, effective July 1, as chair but will continue …

4 06, 2024

Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching

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Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed …

3 06, 2024

Stellantis Rushes to Replace Thousands of Faulty Takata Airbags

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Stellantis NV is rushing to fix around 500,000 cars from its Citroën and DS brands after urging clients to stop driving them due to faulty air bags from now-defunct Takata Corp. The company is providing replacement vehicles, sourcing new air …

3 06, 2024

KKR Weighs Entering Private Credit in Japan to Challenge Banks

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KKR & Co. is considering entering the private credit market in Japan to provide an alternative to bank loans. “It will be a medium to long-term initiative,” Hiro Hirano, the head of KKR Japan said in an interview. “I think …