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18 05, 2021

People Moves: Metromile Adds Capital One Exec; Spinnaker Names CEO From USAA; Carpenter’s Snyder Joins TigerRisk

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Digital pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile has hired a Capital One marketing veteran to help shepherd national growth. Troy Dye, who was with the credit card giant for 20 years, will have the title of senior vice president, Growth, once he …

18 05, 2021

Parties in Connecticut Class-Action Lead Suit to Give Settlement Details

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Information on an impending settlement in a class-action lawsuit over lead poisoning in New Haven, Connecticut, children is expected to be released Monday. The New Haven Register reports the parties are scheduled to give details on a settlement in the …

18 05, 2021

Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles

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A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency. Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades …

18 05, 2021

Forest Fire Consumes Hundreds of Acres in Southern New Jersey

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A forest fire that has consumed roughly 900 acres in southern New Jersey continued to burn Monday, though no injuries have been reported. The fire was spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little Egg …

18 05, 2021

People Moves: Lockton Hires Haraden, MLMIC Names Schoppmann CEO

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Lockton Hires Haraden as President of Boston Operations Lockton has hired Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston, Massachusetts, operations. In his new role, Haraden will lead a team of property/casualty insurance and employee benefits experts who serve commercial …

18 05, 2021

California Regulator Reviewing Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims

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A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc. violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance systems as being “full self-driving.” Tesla’s driver assistant features, which it describes as “Autopilot” or “full self-driving” are under growing …

18 05, 2021

Southern California City Agrees to Settle Suit Against Bloggers for $350K

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The Southern California city of Fullerton has agreed to pay $350,000 and take back its accusations of criminal computer hacking to settle a lawsuit against two local bloggers, a newspaper reported. The agreement was approved by the City Council last …

18 05, 2021

State of Emergency in SW Louisiana as Severe Weather Continues

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State offices in the Louisiana parishes of Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and Iberville were ordered closed Tuesday, May 18, due to extreme flooding, the governor’s office reported. A day earlier, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency …

18 05, 2021

Texas Manufacturer Fined $558K for Workplace Safety Violations

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A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that Clarke Products …

18 05, 2021

G2 Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Schroeder Group

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San Francisco-based insurance brokerage firm G2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired the assets of Schroeder Group, Inc., an independent insurance brokerage firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more than 30 years, Schroeder Group has specialized in equine mortality, farm and …