Dartmouth College announced Tuesday that it has settled a contentious federal lawsuit with nine women who sued the school over allegations that it ignored years of harassment and assault by former psychology department professors. In a statement Tuesday, both sides …
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Dr. Julia Nesheiwat as Florida’s first Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). The CRO will be tasked with preparing Florida for the environmental, physical and economic impacts of sea level rise. “Developing resilience goals for the …
SterlingRisk Insurance, an independently owned insurance brokerage based in New York, has hired Katrina Wu as assistant production Underwriter. A licensed property & casualty broker and licensed life, accident & health broker, Wu is currently focused on commercial insurance and …
Empire Underwriters, an MGA, surplus lines broker and wholesaler in business insurance underwriting and services, has launched new programs available in the State of Hawaii. The new programs include its Main Street Workers Comp as well as Hard to Place …
Fire officials say faulty electrical wiring caused a fire in a Bronx building that injured a baby and five firefighters. The Red Cross offered shelter and food to dozens of families displaced after Monday’s blaze in the five-story building in …
UniVista Insurance has three opened offices in California, and announced plans to launch its franchise program on the West Coast in three months. Miami-based UniVista also says it plans to open another three offices by year’s end. UniVista has 122 …
Chris Boden is stoked about the potential of a recently introduced bill in Congress that would create a safe harbor for insurers engaging with cannabis-related businesses. Boden is the cannabis practice group team leader at Crouse & Associates, a wholesale …
EmergIn Risk, part of the Ryan Specialty Group family and a division of RSG Underwriting Managers, has expanded its insurance agents and brokers professional liability program, [In]fuse to include new coverage and less exclusions. EmergIn Risk (formerly ThinkRisk) launched [In]fuse …
Britain’s second largest insurer Aviva reported a forecast-beating 1% rise in first-half operating profit on Thursday, helped by a strong performance in its general business and announced a review of its Asian operations. In his first interim results since being …
The U.S. employment practices watchdog agency says a Louisiana company will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. Tamco Professional Coating Services Inc. (Tamco) has agreed to pay a foreperson $90,000 to settle the lawsuit brought by the …
