4 11, 2024

Spain’s Deadly Storms Move North to Cause Chaos in Catalonia

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Barcelona’s transport system ground to a halt, as Catalonia was the latest Spanish region to be hit by extreme storms that killed more than 200 people in neighboring Valencia last week. Flooded streets brought traffic to a standstill in the …

4 11, 2024

People Moves: Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO; Lloyd’s Taps Aviva’s Adams as Chief People Officer, Succeeding Gomez

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Underwriting Managers and Lloyd’s of London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO Aon plc, the global professional services firm, announced …

4 11, 2024

Vertafore Acquires Surefyre to Expand Offerings for MGA Growth

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Insurance software-as-a-service provider Vertafore said it has acquired Surefyre, a submission and underwriting platform for managing general agencies and wholesalers. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Denver-based insurtech Vertafore said Surefyre’s artificial intelligence-enabled solution will be added to Vertafore’s …

4 11, 2024

Renaissance Acquires Business of United Agents of Arizona

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Renaissance acquired the agency network business of United Agents of Arizona. The transaction follows the network’s 2023 acquisition of Agency Partners Inc., which brought 54 new agencies in Alabama and Georgia into the fold. Renaissance is a network of independent …

4 11, 2024

Texas Jury Orders Bell Helicopter to Pay $16M in Trade-Secrets Case

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury …

4 11, 2024

Helicopter Pilot Was Talking With Air Traffic Controller at Time of Fatal Houston Crash

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HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the aircraft crashed into a radio tower, killing all four people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. …

4 11, 2024

Facebook, Nvidia Ask Supreme Court to Spare Them From Securities Fraud Suits

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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider bids by two tech giants – Meta’s Facebook and Nvidia – to fend off federal securities fraud lawsuits in separate cases that could make it harder for private litigants to hold companies …

4 11, 2024

French Families Sue TikTok Over Alleged Failure to Remove Harmful Content

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Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said on Monday. …

4 11, 2024

Meta Loses Bid to Appeal UK Class Action Over User Data

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Meta Platforms Inc. failed in a bid to challenge a class action suit in the UK that alleged Facebook abused its dominant position and exploited its users personal data. The UK’s Court of Appeal refused to permit Meta and Facebook’s …

4 11, 2024

PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution

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PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case. Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of …