November 4, 2020
Data and analytics firm CoreLogic disclosed that its board is conducting a strategic review of its operations, with a goal of “maximizing shareholder value.” That’s a nebulous term that can end up meaning a variety of things, including a potential …
November 4, 2020
BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Cris Massis as chairman of BMS’s Australian affinity business, effective Nov. 1 and based in Melbourne. Massis adds significant association leadership and member value expertise to BMS Australia’s …
November 4, 2020
Palo Alto, Calif.-based insurtech Hippo has named Sandra Wijnberg to its board as an independent director. Wijnberg has experience in insurance, private equity and board governance. She currently serves as audit committee chair of Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Cognizant …
November 4, 2020
A federal judge has ordered a former New York City police officer to pay $1 million to a Black woman whose house the white officer broke into during a drunken bachelor party in Nashville, Tennessee before he threatened her family …
November 4, 2020
McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance (MASI), a provider of commercial insurance products to the amusement industry, has announced the hiring of Joe K. Boyd as an Underwriting manager. In his new role with MASI, Boyd will be responsible for managing a …
November 4, 2020
Civil rights groups have reached a settlement with a Georgia city to end policies that they said illegally restricted access to utility services and disproportionately affected Black and Latino residents. The lawsuit filed in May 2017 against LaGrange says the …
November 3, 2020
California Insurance Co. has filed an “Anti-SLAPP” motion the company says is to protect its First Amendment rights in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. Anti-SLAPP laws (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public …
November 3, 2020
Starr Marine, a division of Starr Insurance Companies, has introduced a Terminal Management System (TMS) Assessment Program, designed to help Starr clients identify and reduce the risks unique to marine terminal operations of all sizes. The TMS program, developed in …
November 3, 2020
Gusty winds buffeted western North Carolina on Sunday on the heels of Tropical Storm Zeta, leaving more than 11,000 utility customers without power, officials said. The National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for Asheville and other communities as gusts …
November 3, 2020
A data breach at a North Carolina community college may have affected many of its current and former students. The Greensboro News & Records reported last week that Guilford Technical Community College was hit with a ransomware cyberattack in mid-September. …