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30 03, 2022

Georgia Tree Company Supervisor Pleads Guilty in Murder of Whistleblowing Worker

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A man who helped supply undocumented and uninsured immigrant labor to a tree removal company in Georgia has pleaded guilty to aiding in the 2017 murder of a worker who tried to blow the whistle on the practices. Federal prosecutors …

30 03, 2022

Applied Underwriters New Omaha, Nebraska Headquarters Tops Out

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Applied Underwriters’ mixed-use, 500-acre development on land formerly part of Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska reached a milestone in its construction Tuesday as the company’s own operational headquarters on the site was topped out. Topping out refers to when the …

30 03, 2022

Relation Acquires Wisconsin’s Woller-Anger

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Relation Insurance Services, Inc. announced it acquired the assets of Wisconsin-based Woller-Anger & Company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Woller-Anger & Company is a full-service retail insurance agency, and offers commercial lines, personal Ines, and life & health …

30 03, 2022

Report from California Watchdog Group Calls for Privacy Protections from Connected Cars

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A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model across the country. Secret …

30 03, 2022

Insurers: NAIC’s Move to Amend Climate Disclosure Survey Too Quick

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is moving to amend its climate disclosure survey – and insurers may not like it. The Climate Risk Disclosure Survey is a voluntary risk management tool for state insurance regulators to request from insurers …

30 03, 2022

Illinois Court: Insurer Must Defend IT Company in BIPA Suits

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An insurer must defend an information technology company facing a pair of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuits, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said in a March 30 ruling. In Citizens Insurance Company of America …

25 03, 2022

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Canada’s PCI Compensation Consulting

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Montreal, Quebec-based PCI-Perrault Consulting Inc. (doing business as PCI Compensation Consulting). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, PCI is a compensation consulting firm specializing in total compensation …

25 03, 2022

Rate Hikes, Telematics, Data Science Leading Allstate Back to Profit

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For the second time this month, a personal auto insurance giant devoted an investor conference to the topic of rate hikes, with Allstate executives also assuring listeners the carrier has various other tools to return to profitability. “Looking back to …

25 03, 2022

Challengers to Generali’s Current Management Target Higher Growth, Bigger M&A

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The challengers to Generali’s current management and business strategy pledged to grow earnings by double-digits while targeting “fewer but larger” M&A deals for Italy’s largest insurer. Claudio Costamagna, proposed as the candidate for chairman by a leading investor in the …

25 03, 2022

British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group

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Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on Thursday. San Francisco-based Okta Inc, whose authentication …