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30 04, 2021

Judge Wants NRA to Name Insurance Witnesses in Claims Against New York

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A judge ordered the National Rifle Association to provide the names Lloyd’s of London agents or employees who the gun rights group says have information backing its claim that New York’s insurance regulator bullied the company into severing ties with …

30 04, 2021

Biden’s Labor Chief Walsh Weighs Employee Status for Many Gig Workers

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President Joe Biden’s top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as “employees” deserving of related benefits, in what could be a policy shift that is likely to raise costs for companies that depend …

30 04, 2021

CFC to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate with Asta as Manager

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LONDON — Specialty insurance underwriter CFC reported that Lloyd’s of London has given preliminary approval to the creation of CFC Syndicate 1988. The new syndicate will be managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd. CFC and Asta said they are working …

30 04, 2021

H.W. Kaufman Group Expands in Europe, Adding Amsterdam Office, London Healthcare Unit

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U.S.-based specialty insurance firm H.W. Kaufman Group is expanding within Continental Europe through the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the addition of a specialty healthcare insurance team in London. The new H.W. Kaufman Group Europe …

30 04, 2021

Liberty Mutual Weighing Options, Delays Australian Coal Mine Project

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MELBOURNE — U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for a coal project in Australia, it said on Friday, missing a deadline as it weighs alternatives for the proposed mine. Community groups worried about pollution …

30 04, 2021

New York Begins Probe Into Toxic Metals in Baby Food

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New York’s attorney general said on Thursday she has opened a probe into whether baby food contains arsenic and other toxic metals, and asked four manufacturers to provide information on whether their infant rice cereal products are safe. In letters …

30 04, 2021

EU Seeks Review of GMO Rules for Gene-Edited Crops

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BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched a review of EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Thursday, opening the door to a possible loosening of restrictions for plants resulting from gene-editing technology. Prompted by a 2018 ruling from the …

30 04, 2021

UK Supreme Court Urged to Allow Privacy Class Action Against Google

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Blocking a proposed British class action against Google, that alleges it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users a decade ago, risks allowing big firms to behave with impunity, a lawyer told the Supreme Court on Thursday. Hugh Tomlinson, a lawyer …

30 04, 2021

People Moves: Berkley Re UK Names Himmer; RSG Transactional Risks Adds Schiener

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W.R. Berkley Corp. named Clare Himmer as president of Berkley Re UK Limited, effective September 1, 2021. In the interim, Richard Fothergill will continue as Berkley Re UK’s CEO, with the expectation that, by the end of 2021, Himmer will …

30 04, 2021

Texas Insured Who Paid Part of Settlement May Seek Recovery from Carrier

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A woman who chipped in $100,000 toward a settlement after a car crash can sue her insurer to seek recovery of that cost, but cannot seek damages in excess of the policy limits for negligent failure to settle because there …