26 01, 2021

Oklahoma AG Seeks $1.8M from Vendor After Failed PPE Order

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State Attorney General Mike Hunter is seeking more than $1.8 million from a company he says owes that state after failing to deliver four orders of personal protective equipment (PPE) ordered by the Oklahoma Department of Health. In a petition …

25 01, 2021

Tennessee Insurance Dept. Makes Multiple Leadership Changes

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The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has announced multiple senior leadership role additions and staffing updates from Commissioner Carter Lawrence. Jennifer Peck has assumed the role of chief of staff and chief operating officer, while continuing in her …

25 01, 2021

Brazil Miner Vale, State Authorities Narrow Differences in Disaster Settlement: Source

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Brazilian miner Vale SA and state authorities narrowed their gap in a potential settlement deal over the Brumadinho mining disaster to 11 billion reais ($2 billion) before talks fell apart, a person close to the negotiations told Reuters on Friday. …

25 01, 2021

Volkswagen Talks Damages Claims Against Chip Suppliers Over shortages

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German car manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with its main suppliers about possible claims for damages due to a shortage of semiconductors, a company spokesman said on Sunday. Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in …

25 01, 2021

United Airlines CEO Urges Employers to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines

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United Airlines may make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees, and other companies should do the same, United Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby told workers at a meeting on Thursday, according to a transcript reviewed by Reuters. A United spokeswoman …

25 01, 2021

‘Totally Destroyed’ Indonesia Jet in Java Sea Makes Search Almost Impossible

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Bayu Wardoyo tends to skip the 6 a.m. breakfast of Indonesian fried rice served to divers on the ship searching for wreckage of the Sriwijaya Air passenger jet that crashed in the Java Sea on Jan. 9. He prefers coffee, …

22 01, 2021

China Says Its Antitrust Moves Not Targeted at Private Banks, Insurers

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China’s recent antitrust measures are not aimed at its private sector and do not seek to hinder the development of such firms, a senior banking and insurance regulator said on Friday, as the country looks to expand scrutiny of the …

22 01, 2021

Investors Suing Bayer Blame Drop in Stock on Buying Monsanto, Roundup

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Two law firms are suing Bayer for damages on behalf of shareholders, claiming the German group’s management should have warned of the risk of lawsuits over the Roundup weedkiller when Bayer acquired Roundup maker Monsanto. Weekly Wirtschaftswoche reported on Friday …

22 01, 2021

Falls Kill Two Long Island Men in Separate Workplace Accidents

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A landscaper fell from a tree and a roofer fell from a building in two separate fatal workplace accidents Monday on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said 51-year-old Vicente Oliver of Levittown was trimming a tree at a West Hills …

22 01, 2021

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Acquires Aegis Surety, Sells XPro

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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Aegis Surety and simultaneously sold XPro, which provides solutions for the pest control industry. K2 Insurance Services is both the seller of Aegis Surety and the buyer of XPro. Aegis Surety Senior Vice …