Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Monday urged the rejection of shareholder proposals that annual reports be produced about its efforts to address climate change and promote diversity and inclusion. The proposals were disclosed in Berkshire’s annual proxy filing, ahead …
Seattle, Wash., ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets has agreed to pay $9 million in restitution to an estimated 45,000 customers. The Seattle Times reported the payments will go to ticket buyers owed refunds and event organizers owed box-office revenue largely …
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have created a program to share information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from their platforms for the most serious offenses, furthering a safety push by ride-hailing companies. The Industry Sharing Safety Initiative will …
Matthew Zender of AmTrust North America, who has served on the executive committee of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute since 2018, has been reelected to serve another one-year term as chairman of the CWCI’s board of directors. Joining Zender on …
An Illinois-based container shipping company faces proposed penalties of $156,038 after an employee suffered a leg amputation and crushed pelvis when he fell off and was then run over by a powered heavy-lift vehicle used to move and stack steel …
A Texas-based medical practice that federal officials say subjected employees to religious discrimination and retaliation will pay $375,000 to settle the case following a judgement by a federal court. Tim Shepherd M.D., P.A. and Bridges Healthcare, P.A., doing business as …
London-based broker Miller has appointed Charlie Simpson to lead its new platform in Bermuda. Simpson, who joins as head of Bermuda, will concentrate on growing the broker’s presence in the key re/insurance hub by launching a high-quality independent offering, initially …
Iran said Israel was likely behind an explosion that damaged an Iranian container ship in the Mediterranean last week, as the longtime foes trade accusations of attacks at sea. “The geographical location of the sabotage operation directs the first suspicion …
Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup. That California startup, Verkada, said …
Blink Parametric, the Cork, Ireland-based insurtech, has announced a major expansion of its flight disruption insurance platform in Central & Latin America, scheduled for launch this month. The partnership between Blink and Terrawind Global Protection, a global travel assistance solutions …
