14 11, 2024

North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement

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A North Carolina insurance agent who was penalized by regulators almost 20 years ago has given up her producer license after she was charged with pocketing insurance premiums. Lori Ann Crisp, 56, of Kannapolis, was charged with forgery, embezzlement and …

14 11, 2024

2024 More of the Same Commercial Auto Insurance Segment After $5B Net Loss in 2023

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After the U.S. commercial auto insurance segment sustained a $5 billion net loss in 2023, a new AM Best reports indicates further deterioration in the first half of 2024. Despite targeted underwriting initiatives, including raising premiums to match the rising …

14 11, 2024

Consumer Watchdog Facing Curbs, Scrutiny Following Trump Win

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Bank executives and lawyers anticipate the incoming Trump administration to place significant limits on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), but the president’s populist leanings could leave room for some activity by the watchdog. The CFPB has long been …

14 11, 2024

What Is the Latest Science on Climate Change?

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This year’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in …

14 11, 2024

People Moves: Everest Insurance Appoints Corbo to Lead US Primary Casualty, Weiser to Lead US Excess Casualty

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Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, headquartered in Warren, New Jersey, appointed Nina Corbo to lead U.S. primary casualty and Debbie Weiser to lead U.S. excess casualty. Corbo oversees the risk management and commercial casualty segments. With nearly …

14 11, 2024

Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations

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Apple Inc. faces a lawsuit from a UK consumer group over allegations its monopoly on data storage breaches competition law, in a fresh class action that could ultimately cost the tech giant billions. The iCloud provider is accused of abusing …

14 11, 2024

Typhoon Usagi Hits Philippines, Set to Track Toward Taiwan

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Typhoon Usagi struck the northern Philippines on Thursday afternoon, the fifth powerful storm to impact the country in three weeks, with the system set to swing north and move toward Taiwan. Usagi, known locally as Ofel, has maximum sustained winds …

12 11, 2024

UK Motor Insurer Direct Line to Cut 550 Jobs in Turnaround Bid

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Direct Line Insurance Group Plc, the UK insurer that rejected a takeover attempt by Belgian rival Ageas SA earlier this year, is set to cut about 550 jobs as part of a turnaround plan aimed at saving £50 million ($64 …

12 11, 2024

Shell Wins Appeal Against Landmark Dutch Climate Ruling

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A Dutch court on Tuesday accepted Shell’s appeal against a landmark climate ruling, dismissing the order for the oil and gas company to sharply reduce emissions. The original 2021 ruling ordered Shell to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% …

12 11, 2024

Storm-Weary Philippines Forcibly Evacuates Thousands as Another Typhoon Hits

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A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines on Monday after thousands were evacuated to safety while still struggling to recover from the devastation caused by three successive storms in the last three weeks. Typhoon Toraji …