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26 07, 2022

People Moves: Howden RE Hires Former Carpenter Exec Thienel to Launch German Unit; MGA Alta Signa Appoints Kisters as Professional Indemnity Manager, Netherlands

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Howden RE and the MGA Alta Signa Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden RE Hires Former Carpenter Exec Thienel to Launch German Reinsurance Unit Howden …

26 07, 2022

Alex Jones’ Defamation Trial Set to Begin in Texas

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Jury selection was set for Monday in a trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in …

28 07, 2022

Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $34 Billion in H1 2022: Munich Re

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Global natural disasters during the first half of 2022 cost insurers about US$34 billion, which covered a little more than half of the overall $65 billion in losses from floods, earthquakes, and storms during the first six months, according to …

25 07, 2022

Crews Protect Homes as California Wildfire Burns Near Yosemite

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A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters …

26 07, 2022

Tesla’s Phantom Brake Problem Exposes Need for Human Audits of Machine-Read Data

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“Slamming on the brakes” is often a blaming moment. Someone most likely was not paying attention to conditions, but is that always the case? In the case of usage-based insurance models, which determine an individual driver’s rates based on patterns …

26 07, 2022

North Carolina Agency to Test Soil and Water at Fertilizer Plant Explosion Site

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A North Carolina environmental agency has approved a plan to test the soil and groundwater for contamination at the site of a massive fertilizer-plant fire in January. Montrose Engineering and Geology laid out its plans in a 71-page document approved …

28 07, 2022

Maryland Man Died When Hit on Road After Lyft Driver Ordered Him Out of Car: Police

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A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway. Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends …

25 07, 2022

Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K EPA Penalty

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Trager Limestone LLC, which operates the Nettleton Limestone Quarry in Caldwell County, Missouri, has agreed to pay a $210,000 civil penalty and perform watershed restoration at a cost of over $300,000, as part of a settlement with the federal government. …

25 07, 2022

Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice

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Hippo Holdings Inc. announced that it intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a proposal for a reverse stock split. This move comes in connection with a special meeting of stockholders to be …

26 07, 2022

Texas School Mask Mandate Ban Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott can maintain his ban on school mask mandates, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday said that a group of disabled students failed to show …