Insurance broker and professional services firm Marsh McLennan has launched a global MBA fellowship program in partnership with the National Black MBA Association and Fisk University. The program, called RISE (racial inclusion and social equity), will provide second-year Black MBA …
O’Grady Joins Safety National’s Large Casualty Unit Safety National announced that Tim O’Grady joined the company as vice president for underwriting in the company’s large casualty division, which is responsible for large deductible workers’ compensation, commercial auto and commercial general …
Uber and other gig economy companies are trying a new approach to ending their battles with unions, and getting ahead of possible federal regulation that could upend their business based on classifying workers as independent contractors. In New York, for …
Cyber experts are saying that the Colonial Pipeline attack, in which ransomware took down 5,500 miles of critical infrastructure along one of the nation’s largest pipelines, should be a wake up call for all companies to prioritize their cyber hygiene. …
Contaminants released from the wreckage of a container ship off the coast of Sri Lanka could be dragged thousands of kilometers by ocean currents, impacting wildlife and humans in far-reaching latitudes. Authorities and salvage crews are now working to prevent …
Swedish activist investor Cevian Capital AB has bought almost 5% of Aviva Plc, placing it among the insurer’s top three holders. Christer Gardell, managing partner at Cevian, said the Stockholm-based investor now holds 4.95% of Aviva after purchasing almost 195 …
Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Enter Medicare Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dennis Negron, Founder and CEO of EnterMedicare, and the EnterMedicare team will join HUB’s national employee benefits practice. …
The most popular password in 2020 was exposed almost 24 million times and took less than a second to crack. While a shocking statistic, when you learn that the most popular password of 2020 was “123456,” this news becomes somewhat …
The Bank of England on Tuesday set out its first comprehensive stress test of the ability of the British financial system to cope with climate change, saying the results will not be used to determine capital requirements for now. The …
Italy’s top insurer Assicurazioni Generali has dropped out of the race to buy the asset management arm of Dutch rival NN Group NV, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Generali and Deutsche Bank’s asset management unit DWS were …