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#1 Spyware Hacking of Egyptian Oppo Leader Prompts Updates from Apple
Sep 25 2023 // BOSTON (AP) — A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware after announcing a presidential bid, security researchers reported Friday. They said Egyptian authorities were likely behind the...
#2 Maine House GOP Leader, a Lobsterman, Survives Boat Capsize and Sinking
Sep 20 2023 // Like most lobstermen, the Maine House Republican leader scrambled to complete his work ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee. Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham was rushing home from sea when a giant wave rose up, seemingly from...
#3 People Moves: Hylant Names Reyes Risk Leader and Adds NC Benefits Team Members
Sep 20 2023 // Hylant, one of the larger privately held insurance brokers in the country, has made a number of personnel changes in recent weeks. Alejandro Reyes will lead Ohio-based Hylant’s business risk consulting teams, which...
#4 People Moves: Duble to Retire from Fred C. Church; Hanover Names Seibold, Barrett to Leadership; Mulick Joins IMA in Sales
Sep 14 2023 // Fred C. Church Makes Key Personnel Changes to Its Education Team Chris Duble, Fred C. Church chief executive officer and client executive, has announced his plans to retire at the end of 2024. Duble began his career in...
#5 Is Miami-Dade, Once the Leader in Strong Building Requirements, Now Out of Step?
Nov 16 2023 // Editor’s note: For almost three decades, Florida contractors and building officials have operated under two different building codes: One for most of the state and another for the southeastern corner – Miami-Dade...
#6 Lawsuit Filed Against Northwestern Leaders Stemming From Football Hazing Scandal
Jul 19 2023 // A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school`s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The...
#7 New York Civil Trial Against NRA Leader LaPierre Over ‘Lavish Spending’ Opens
Jan 10 2024 // The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a...
#8 Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding
Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service...
#9 Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?
Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...
#10 Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Southern Baptist Convention Leader Settled
Jan 4 2024 // The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused a former leader of sexual assault, ending a six-year legal drama that helped prompt a broader...
#11 Business Leaders Appear Less Concerned by Cyber Risk: Report
Jul 18 2023 // The worldwide impact of cybercrime on business is predicted to balloon to $10.5 trillion by 2025, but boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing, according to a Beazley risk and reliance report. “The...
#12 Georgia Condo Association Leaders Charged with Taking Insurance Proceeds After Fire
Nov 6 2023 // Police in South Fulton, Georgia, have charged the president and treasurer of a large condominium association with stealing more than $1.5 million in insurance payouts after two fires in 2020 destroyed a building. Multiple...
#13 Southerners Rekindling ‘Fire Culture’ to Boost Longleaf Pine Range
Dec 20 2023 // WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf...
#14 Ending Polarization and Building Future Leaders: Travelers CEO
Nov 1 2023 // Challenges facing today’s business leaders include keeping pace with rapid change, the leader of Travelers said last week while also going out of his way to cast light on a serious obstacle to forward progress:...
#15 People Moves: Allianz Commercial Taps AIG’s Sandric as Leader Asia Region; Banyan Risk Appoints Munro as CUO; Miller Strengthens Entertainment Team With Senior Hire
Jul 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial, Banyan Risk and Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Taps AIG’s Sandric as Leader Asia...
#16 South Carolina Prosecutors Want to Limit Minority Leader’s Sway Over Judges
Oct 25 2023 // COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nine of South Carolina`s 16 elected prosecutors are asking to remove all legislators who are lawyers from a committee that decides which judicial candidates are put before the General Assembly...
#17 Clergy Sexual Abuse Probe Targets New Orleans Catholic Church Leaders
May 8 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and...
#18 Beehive: They Come for the Employees, Stay for the Leaders
Nov 20 2023 // When asked what they like about the business they work for, employees may mention the leadership or their fellow employees – but it’s not often both. However, it appears the employees at Beehive Insurance Agency in...
#19 People Moves: Aon Names UK Leaders for Reinsurance Solutions; Zurich Announces Key Leadership Roles for APAC Commercial Insurance
Jul 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names UK Leaders for Reinsurance Solutions Insurance broker Aon plc outlined the...
#20 People Moves: WTW Names Mascaro Hospitality Leader; Leach SVP, Founder of K2 Financial US Ops; MEMIC Hires Underwriters
Jul 11 2023 // WTW announced the appointment of Juan Mascaro as hospitality segment leader, a part of the Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure Division within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America. Mascaro has more than two...
