10 07, 2025

People Moves: Tennessee Names New Insurance Examinations Director

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The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced promotions to key insurance regulatory, emergency services and management roles. Bryant Cummings, with 23 years at the department, was named director of insurance examinations, TDCI said in a statement. He will lead …

10 07, 2025

Corps Revises Pearl River Flood Study in Mississippi, Sets New Comment Period

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson, narrowing its focus to two proposals, and only one of them would resemble the …

10 07, 2025

Qantas Says Passenger Addresses, Meal Choices Among Stolen Data

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Qantas Airways Ltd. said personal information belonging to 5.7 million customers, ranging from names and addresses to phone numbers and meal preferences, were stolen in last week’s cyberattack, as the fallout from the latest airline security breach becomes clearer. The …

10 07, 2025

M&S Says April Cyberattack Caused by Third-Party Impersonation

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The cyberattack that derailed Marks & Spencer Group Plc’s operations for weeks was the result of a “sophisticated impersonation” of one of the retailer’s third-party users, according to Chairman Archie Norman. The hackers entered M&S’s systems on April 17 and …

10 07, 2025

Low Water Still Hindering Rhine River Shipping in Germany After Rainfall

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Low water levels following a drought and heatwave in western Europe continue to hinder shipping through the Rhine river in Germany, commodity traders said on Wednesday, with rain in past days generating only a moderate rise in water levels. Low …

10 07, 2025

Texas Agencies Missed Opportunities to Fund Flood Warning System

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Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr …

10 07, 2025

Northeast Cities Ranked Riskiest in National Allstate Driving Report

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The five U.S. cities with the riskiest drivers are all located in the Northeast, according to Allstate’s 2025 America’s Best Drivers Report. The insurer listed Boston as the city where drivers were most likely to experience a collision, followed by …

10 07, 2025

Extreme Weather Could Cause 5% Drop in Euro Zone GDP, Bank Watchdogs Find

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Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding and wildfires could wipe as much off euro zone GDP in the next five years as the global financial crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior European Central Bank official said on Wednesday. …

10 07, 2025

AI-Driven MGA ‘Augmented UW’ Launches to Serve Smart-Follow Insurance Market

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Augmented UW Ltd., the AI-driven managing general agent, has launched in London to serve the smart-follow insurance market. The MGA was founded by Chief Executive Officer Daniel Prince, a leading executive in the London insurance market, who was formerly CEO …

10 07, 2025

People Moves: QBE Re Names Senior Leaders Across Markets, Product Areas as Part of Restructuring; Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Appoints Leaders in London, Europe

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Re and Liberty Global Transaction Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Re Names Senior Leaders Across Markets, Product Areas as Part of Restructuring QBE Re has …