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11 02, 2025

Booz Allen Scraps DEI Programs in Reaction to Trump Orders

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., a US government defense contractor, is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, citing President Donald Trump’s executive order pressuring federal suppliers to cancel diversity practices. Booz Allen will close down its DEI department, remove …

11 02, 2025

People Moves: CoVerica Names Holland as President & CEO, Expands with BenefitHelp Acquisition

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CoVerica, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Mark Holland as president and CEO. Holland has over three decades of experience in the insurance and benefits industry. He entered the industry in 1994, focusing on worksite marketing, benefits communication and electronic enrollment. He …

18 02, 2025

Some in Helene-Hit North Carolina Embrace Trump’s Talk of Abolishing FEMA

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SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North Carolina. But after several assistance requests …

21 02, 2025

Supreme Court Tackles Straight Woman’s ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Case

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Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio’s youth corrections system, so when she was denied a promotion and demoted in 2019 with a $40,000 pay cut she said she felt “shocked and hurt …

21 02, 2025

Tesla Recalls 380,000 Vehicles in US Over Power Steering Assist Issue

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Tesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort, particularly at low speeds, potentially raising the risk of a crash. The recall follows …

22 01, 2025

EU Is Set to Shrink ESG Reporting Rules Amid French Demands

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The European Union is set to scale back its highly contested ESG reporting requirements, as France prepares to unveil a formal proposal seeking to limit the scope of the regulatory framework. The French government is readying a new set of …

27 01, 2025

Merck’s $8 Billion Cancer Vaccine Faces First US Jury Trial

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Merck & Co. is facing its first jury trial over claims the company wrongfully marketed its lucrative Gardasil cancer vaccine as safe, the latest high-stakes litigation for the pharmaceutical giant. Lawyers for a Los Angeles woman will argue Monday that …

31 01, 2025

Insurance Group Touts Major Victory Over FCC Rule That Would Have Limited Robocalls

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A federal appeals court and the Federal Communications Commission, in one of its first actions under the new presidential administration, have handed down major decisions that many in the insurance industry may see as a double-edged sword. On the one …

5 02, 2025

Emails Reveal Extent of Saints’ Intervention for Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis

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As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise. What followed was a monthslong, crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by …

11 02, 2025

Ex-AIG Chief Duperreault Secures $700M for Mereo Reinsurance Startup

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Mereo Advisors, a Bermuda-based firm chaired by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault, has secured more than $700 million to fund its new reinsurance operations. The company received commitments from investors that include alternative asset manager …