February 24, 2021
A federal judge denied Society Insurance’s motions to dismiss three “bellwether” lawsuits filed by hospitality businesses that were denied coverage for revenue lost because of COVID-19 public health orders. U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang in Chicago, who was assigned a …
February 24, 2021
More vaccines are headed to California’s vast Central Valley, an agricultural region whose workers and residents have been hard hit by coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The multi-county region, which includes the cities of Fresno and Bakersfield, will get …
February 24, 2021
The widow and a friend of a man killed in an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort last year have filed separate lawsuits accusing the resort of negligently rushing to open the slopes in unsafe conditions for a holiday …
February 24, 2021
A construction worker was injured when a gasket burst and struck him in the head at a college in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Workers were conducting a standard pressure test on a chiller line in the Learning Commons Library …
February 24, 2021
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday recommended that the U.S. consider requiring companies to disclose when they have been hacked. At the first public hearing before Congress since a massive cyber-attack by suspected Russian hackers was disclosed in December, …
February 24, 2021
A suspect has been arrested in a fatal shooting last June in a Meriden hotel, police said. Trevor Outlaw, 33, was arrested Friday in the June 21, 2020 death of Giovanni Rodriguez at the Comfort Inn on East Main Street, …
February 24, 2021
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has appointed members to serve a three-year term on the New York State Insurance Advisory Board. Members of the board include representatives of the insurance industry and consumer advocates, as required …
February 24, 2021
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Katie Fioretti as regional head of portfolio steering for financial lines in North America, effective immediately. She assumes the role from Alessandro Carriglio, now head of claims reporting and analytics. Fioretti reports …
February 24, 2021
France’s privacy watchdog said it’s investigating the leak of sensitive health data on half a million people and said the companies involved could face heavy penalties if they don’t come forward with details of the breaches. The leaks were of …
February 24, 2021
Finnish financial group Sampo plc is continuing its transformation into a pure insurance group with an announcement that it will substantially cut its 15.9% stake in Nordea Bank. Sampo’s board and management said the company will focus on high-quality P/C …