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22 04, 2024

CRC Group in Hawaii and INSUREtrust Form Cyber Practice Group

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CRC Group, headquartered in Honolulu, has integrated INSUREtrust, formerly housed in Starwind, into its wholesale brokerage division. This integration bolsters CRC Group’s cyber capabilities and expertise and broadens INSUREtrust’s network. INSUREtrust is a provider of specialized cyber insurance brokerage, products, …

22 04, 2024

People Moves: McDonnell Succeeds Bridge as President of Vermont Mutual

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The Vermont Mutual board of directors named Mark J. McDonnell president of Vermont Mutual Insurance Group. McDonnell is the 18th president, succeeding former president and current CEO Daniel C. Bridge, who will retire at the end of 2024. McDonnell joined …

23 04, 2024

Savannah Ordinance: Vehicles Should be Locked When Guns Left Inside

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Coastal Georgia’s largest city will require guns left in empty vehicles be securely stored, an effort that Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says is meant to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked cars. “We are not …

23 04, 2024

Iowa Governor Signs Bill Lowering Reinsurance Tax for Captive Companies

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Iowa will lower the amount of reinsurance tax due from some captive companies under a bill signed by Governor Kim Reynolds last week. HF 2636 lowers the tax on premiums written above $60 million to 0.02 percent, down from 5 …

24 04, 2024

UK Firms Told to ‘Urgently Review’ Green Claims Amid Crackdown

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Firms operating in the UK are being advised to go through any products and services around which some sort of sustainability claim has been made, to ensure they’re not in the crosshairs of a regulatory crackdown that’s due to take …

22 04, 2024

EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals.” The rule will require companies to report …

22 04, 2024

FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters

By | April 22nd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on FTX Investors Settle With Bankman-Fried to Pursue Promoters

A group of FTX investors and customers has agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried in exchange for his cooperation against other defendants in a sprawling set of lawsuits over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse. The agreement, if approved …

23 04, 2024

Wildfires in Canada’s Oil Sands Region Prompts Evacuation Orders

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Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing province of Alberta and an evacuation order was issued as the region braces for a repeat of last year’s unprecedented season. Members of the indigenous first nation community of Cold Lake Number 149, …

24 04, 2024

UnitedHealth Says Hackers Possibly Stole Large Number of Americans’ Data

By | April 24th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UnitedHealth Says Hackers Possibly Stole Large Number of Americans’ Data

UnitedHealth Group said on Monday that hackers stole health and personal data of potentially a “substantial proportion” of Americans from its systems in February, as the largest U.S. health insurer scrambles to contain the damage. The intrusion at its Change …

24 04, 2024

Republican Senators FARMER Act to Boost Crop Insurance Coverage

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Republican senators this month introduced legislation they say would increase support for crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable to farmers. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D) proposed the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, an …