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23 02, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Between Religion and LGBT Rights

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a major new legal fight pitting religious beliefs against LGBT rights, agreeing to hear an evangelical Christian web designer’s free speech claim that she cannot be forced under a Colorado anti-discrimination law …

23 02, 2022

High Street Acquires Michigan’s The Craft Agency

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High Street Insurance Partners has acquired The Craft Agency in Jackson, Michigan. The Craft Agency has been serving their clients for 100 years and provides comprehensive personal lines, commercial and life insurance across Michigan. Robert Craft is president of The …

23 02, 2022

Dakota Access Pipeline Loses Supreme Court Appeal, Leaving Its Future Unclear

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Energy Transfer LP’s Dakota Access Pipeline, letting stand a ruling that required a new federal environmental analysis and left the pipeline vulnerable to being shut down. Making no comment, the justices refused …

14 02, 2022

German Fuel Storage Firm Mabanaft Still Unable to Restore Operations After Cyber Attack

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Germany’s Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG, the fuel storage and distribution company that suffered a cyber attack at the end of January, said its first tests to restore operations weren’t successful, according to a letter sent to customers seen by …

14 02, 2022

Drought in Spain and Portugal Empties Reservoirs, Ruins Crops

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Roofs peeking out of the water have become a common sight every summer at the Lindoso reservoir in northwestern Spain. In especially dry years, parts would appear of the old village of Aceredo, submerged three decades ago when a hydropower …

14 02, 2022

People Moves: Fairfax Financial Promotes Clarke to President; AXA XL Names Lee as Head of Claims, Canada; Zurich’s Price Joins SiriusPoint as Head of Travel A&H

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Fairfax Financial Holdings, AXA XL and SiriusPoint Ltd. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fairfax Financial Holdings Promotes Clarke to President Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has appointed Peter Clarke …

14 02, 2022

UK Fintech Vitesse Raises $26M With Participation From Hannover Digital Investments

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Vitesse PSP, the London-based fintech that specializes in digital solutions for global payments and counts numerous insurers among its customers, announced it has raised $26 million in Series B funding. The Series B funding, which was led by Prime Ventures, …

14 02, 2022

Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions

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A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of climate change in the government’s permitting, investment and regulatory decisions. The preliminary ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in …

14 02, 2022

Florida OIR to Hold Workshop on Claims Litigation Data Call

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Florida insurance carriers will be able to find out what claims litigation data they should be collecting and how it should be reported, thanks to a Feb. 24 workshop held by the state Office of Insurance Regulation. Senate Bill 76, …

14 02, 2022

Judge Sets March Hearing on Boy Scouts Bankruptcy After Claimant Group Signs On

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The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy has delayed the start of a trial to determine whether the BSA’s reorganization plan should be confirmed after an agreement with the official committee representing more than 80,000 men who …