3 04, 2024

People Moves: Upland Promotes Walas to Chief Underwriting Officer

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Upland Capital Group, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, promoted Kate Walas to chief underwriting officer. Walas joined Upland as senior vice president for the professional liability errors and omissions product line. Before joining Upland, she served as the chief underwriting officer …

3 04, 2024

Generali Completes Acquisition of Conning and Affiliates From Cathay Life

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Generali announced it has completed the acquisition of Conning Holdings Ltd. (CHL) and Conning affiliates from Cathay Life, a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Cathay Financial Holdings. The deal, which was first announced on July 6, 2023, has been structured as an …

3 04, 2024

Multiple Hurt in Texas Crash Caused by High Winds

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MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Multiple people were hurt Monday in a pileup involving as many as 30 vehicles at an intersection south of Midland, Texas, as high winds blew dust that made visibility difficult, the Texas Department of Public Safety …

3 04, 2024

UK’s Ardonagh Advisory Completes Acquisition of Westfield Brokers

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Ardonagh Advisory, the London-based SME broking platform and part of Ardonagh Group, has completed its acquisition of Westfield Brokers Ltd. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in December 2023, were not disclosed. Westfield Brokers, which trades under …

3 04, 2024

Illinois Hog Farm Sued for Gender Identity Discrimination

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Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …

3 04, 2024

Kansas Newspaper Seeks $10M Over Police Raids

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home, accusing local officials of trying to silence the paper and causing …

2 04, 2024

Hawaii Says 30 Lahaina Fire Survivors Are Moving Into Housing Daily But 3K Still in Hotels

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each day. Green told …

2 04, 2024

Strippers’ Bill of Rights in Washington Includes Safer Working Conditions

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Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure, which creates safer working conditions for people …

2 04, 2024

Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old

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The $40 million liability lawsuit filed by a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year old student will be heard at a trial and not in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The Virginia Court of Appeals on March 29 …

2 04, 2024

NFP Acquires Buffalo Broker SDN From Five Star Bank

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Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency (SDN). SDN handles property/casualty insurance as well as employee benefits, surety and life insurance in the the Buffalo, New York area through offices in Amherst and …