News for July 2022
- Judge Finds Washington Commissioner Exceeded Authority on Credit Score Ban
- New Sustainability Rules Attacked for Protecting Profits Over Planet
- Twitter’s Battle With Elon Musk Over $44 Billion Deal Heads to Oct. 17 Trial
- Texas Claims Adjuster Ordered to Cease Business in Louisiana for Allegedly Withholding Payments
- People Moves: Hilb Names CEO at Choice Financial; Crum & Forster Appoints Kovalsky to Credit Team; Cross Insurance Welcomes Randlett as Counsel
- Pipeline Company to Pay Nearly $1M for California Oil Spill
- People Moves: AXA XL New Heads of E&S Property, Middle-Market; Aon Chief Innovation Hire
- Howden Begins French Expansion With Acquisition of C.R.F. Conseils
- New York Attorney Sentenced in Multi-Million Dollar Litigation Financing Scheme
- Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules
- Barclays Hit With Race Discrimination Claims in London
- Record Floods in Kentucky Take 15 Lives, Hundreds of Homes
- Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed Up Climate Change
- Biden EPA to Tackle Coal Industry Carbon With Rules on Other Pollutants
- Euro Zone Growth, Inflation Accelerate but Recession Looms
- U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth on Commodity Prices, Innovation: AM Best
- Lloyd’s of London’s Ascot, Marsh Provide Insurance for Ukraine Sea Corridor
- Industry’s Blockchain Project, B3i, Ceases to Trade After Filing for Insolvency
- Appeals Court Reverses Verdict Against Surgeon in Spinal Implant Kickback Case
- Detective: Alex Jones ‘Most Dangerous’ Type of Attack Denier
- Tobacco Firms Sued for $133 Million in Missed Settlement Payouts
- Freight Broker Sues Liberty Mutual for ‘Excessive’ Work Comp Premiums
- Director of 9/11 Fund Picked to Estimate Cost of J&J Talc Claims
- State Farm Settles Alabama Class Action Charging it Underpaid Claims
- Massachusetts Looks to Shield Abortion Providers, Patients From Other States
- Black Family Sues Sesame Place Amusement Park, Alleging Discrimination
- People Moves: Risk Strategies Makes Roth Senior Vice President in Colorado; Dietrich Named to Pinnacol Board
- Washington Auto Repair Owner Caught 2nd Time in Workers’ Comp Scam
- AM Best Removes Golden Bear in California from Under Review and Affirms Credit Ratings
- Another One: American Traditions Stops New Business in Florida
- U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council to ID More Climate-Related Risks
- United P&C Completes Florida Restructuring Amid Catastrophe Losses
- OSHA Investigating After Construction Worker Electrocuted at Charlotte Airport
- EU Mulls New Unit With Antitrust Veterans to Enforce Tech Rules
- Lemonade Closes Deal for Auto Insurer Metromile
- Hilb Group Acquires King and Cushman Agency in Massachusetts
- Judge Questions 3M’s Use of Bankruptcy to Fight Veterans’ Suits
- Chubb Increases Loss Cost Trends ‘Rather Than Be Lagging and Get Caught’: Greenberg
- California City Paying $1.5M to Fired Police Chief After Verdict
- AmTrust Title Agrees to Pay $1.25M to New York State Over ‘No-Poach’ Agreements
- Maryland Man Died When Hit in Road After Lyft Driver Ordered Him Out of Car: Police
- Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $34 Billion in H1 2022: Munich Re
- Reinsurer SCOR Reports H1 Loss of €239M Blamed on Ukraine War, Natural Disasters
- Allergan Poised to Pay More Than $2 Billion in Opioid Settlement
- Reuters: EU Finds Evidence Employees’ Smartphones Compromised by Spyware
- G7 Countries Aim to Have Price Cap on Russia Oil Before Dec. 5, When Sanctions Kick In
- Greensill Capital Sued by 277 Former Employees Over Firm’s Collapse, Job Losses
- Trial Begins in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Damages Lawsuit
- Applied Underwriters Debuts Entertainment & Sports Division
- Insureds Can’t Block Repairs Then Sue Insurer, Florida Appeals Court Agrees
- PCF Insurance Acquires Zinc Insurance in Ohio
- Medical Helicopter in Ohio Crashed on Way to Fatal Accident
- People Moves: RSL Insurance in Texas Adds Colville; FIRST Names Riolo Relationship Manager
- Massachusetts Bans Hairstyle Discrimination at School, Work
- New Hampshire Joins States Suing Pharmacies Over Role in Opioid Epidemic
- Neighbors Complained About Grass Before Texas Fire Disaster
- Family of 14 Girl Shot By Los Angeles Police Files Lawsuit
- Potential Class-Action Suit Says Washington Healthcare Provider Failed to Provide Interpreters
- Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down in 2021
- Florida Regulators Unveil Ratings Crisis Solution: Let Citizens Reinsure Carriers
- Charter Spectrum Hit With $7.3B Verdict in Texas over Murder of 83-Year-Old
- 3M Unit Goes Bankrupt in Bid to Resolve Lawsuits Over Military Earplugs
- Corvus Insurance Opens Frankfurt Office
- Record Rainfall Causes Widespread Flooding Across St. Louis Region
- Crist Slams DeSantis for Florida Insurance Crisis; Fried Blames Crist
- Alaska City Continues Long Recovery from Late 2020 Landslides
- Trial Begins for Truck Driver Charged in New Hampshire Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists
- People Moves: American Family’s McElwee Takes Over at Plymouth Rock as Long-Time Leader Belodoff Retires
- People Moves: Mann New Verisk CFO; Furlong SVP at Acrisure Re; NFP Hires Michaelson to Energy Practice
- ‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half
- Lloyd’s Insurers Preparing to Cover Ukraine Grain
- Third Person Dies After Suspicious House Fire in Nashville
- Hub Acquires Stop Loss Brokers in Massachusetts
- Slump in Auto Sales Leads to Outlook Downgrade for Discovery Insurance in Carolina
- Pennsylvania’s Auto Insurance ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion Faces State High Court Scrutiny
- People Moves: Acrisure Re Hires Carpenter’s Furlong; HDI Global Specialty Promotes Button for Distribution & Biz Devel.; Tokio Marine Names Former QBE Exec for Board
- UK Insurers, Banks Risk Fines Under New Reforms Unless They Put Customers First
- Woman Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Collision Scheme
- Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 4
- Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon
- Michigan Jury Gets Flint Water Case About Liability for Engineers
- Officials Investigate Missouri Theme Park Worker’s Death
- North Texas Grass Fire Torches 20 Homes
- Brown & Brown’s GRP Acquires Insurance Portfolio of WM Brokers Ltd.
- Ford Bronco Engine Failures Prompt US Safety Investigation
- Teva Reaches Proposed $4.35 Billion Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits
- California Commissioner Announces Action to Protect Residents from Non-Renewals
- Chubb Q2 Net Income Drops $1 Billion; Books Record Insurance Results
- Washington Department of Labor Issues Outdoor Worker Guidance Amid Heat Wave
- Tesla’s Phantom Brake Problem Exposes Need for Human Audits of Machine-Read Data
- People Moves: Howden RE Hires Former Carpenter Exec Thienel to Launch German Unit; MGA Alta Signa Appoints Kisters as Professional Indemnity Manager, Netherlands
- Firefighters Slow Growth of Massive California Blaze Near Yosemite
- Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before
- Alpine Glaciers Decline at Record Rates Following Heatwaves
- Auto Claimants Waiting Longer for Collision Repairs
- Job Service Settles With Massachusetts Over Data Breach, Written Security Plan Violation
- Four Injured When Car Crashes Into Daytona Beach
- Texas School Mask Mandate Ban Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
- North Carolina Agency to Test Soil and Water at Fertilizer Plant Explosion Site
- Alex Jones’ Defamation Trial Set to Begin in Texas
- Markets/Coverages: Openly’s New Homeowners Carrier; Neptune Flood, SIAA Partnership; MiKargo247 Launches for Per-Load Freight
- Record Temperatures, Wildfires Wreak Havoc on Europe’s Wineries and Vineyards
- Japanese Insurers Sell Heatstroke Coverage as Temperatures Soar to Record Levels
- Return of Coal as Alternative to Russian Gas Threatens European Firms’ ESG Ratings
- One-Quarter of Firms Operating at Lloyd’s Reach 35% Target for Women Leaders
- Insurtech Funding Levels Hold Steady in Q2 vs. Q1: CB Insights
- Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Hacking, Avoids Prosecution in U.S. Settlement
- U.S. Sues Chicken Producers, Alleging They Conspired to Keep Wages Down
- Demotech Holds Off as Florida Divides on Planned Downgrades
- Wisconsin Insurance Premiums for Worker’s Comp Decline
- New York Begins $30M Program to Help Municipalities Boost Cybersecurity Efforts
- Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Company
- Court Agrees With Insurer: Amazon Can Be Sued Under New Jersey Product Liability Law
- California Private Self-Insured Claim Frequency Hit 14-Year High in 2021
- Another Complaint Surfaces on Strems Over Settlement and Fee Deal
- Agents Expects Big Jump in Online Commercial Insurance Shopping: Survey
- Cover Genius Expands In Event and Ticketing Industry With Buy of Booking Project
- Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice
- Crews Protect Homes as California Wildfire Burns Near Yosemite
- Australia on High Alert for Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Its Cattle Herds
- FEMA Report: Flood Insurance Hikes Will Drive 1 Million From Market
- Lawsuit: Chicago Police Misused Gunshot Detection Technology in Murder Case
- Four Years After Hurricane Michael, Florida City Rebuilding, Recovering
- HSB (UK and Ireland) Creates Commercial Division to Streamline Service
- Connecticut Law Focuses on Teens Charged With Repeat Motor Vehicle Thefts
- People Moves: AXA XL Names Ensurance’s Burgess as U/W, Construction, UK & Lloyd’s; Aon strengthens M&A and Transaction Team With 3 Hires
- BMS Re Acquires Mexican Surety Reinsurance Broker Calomex
- Fidelis to Launch New MGU That Writes More Than $3 Billion of GWP
- Update: Russia Confirms Missile Strike on Port of Odesa but Says Grain Deal Stands
- Illinois Tornado Snaps Trees, Damages Roofs
- London’s Financial Center Struggles to Find Its Way in Post-Brexit Britain
- New Orleans Man Latest to be Sentenced in Staged Auto Accident Case
- Insurers Weigh Covering Ukraine Grain Shipments After Deal to Re-open Black Sea Ports
- New Orleans Approves Some Police Use of Facial Recognition
- Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K EPA Penalty
- ‘I’m Calling About Your Auto Warranty’: FCC Says No More, Orders Spam Block
- Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts Settle Trademark Dispute Over Co-Ed Scouting
- T-Mobile to Pay $350 Million in Settlement Over Massive Hacking
- Former Students Sue Insurers over Alleged Abuse at Georgia Boarding School
- People Moves: Liberty Names Lopez Managing Partner in California; Montoya Made Strategic Partnership Advisor
- Gun Rights Groups Seek Injunction Against Delaware Gun Control Legislation
- New Hampshire Enacts Safety Laws to Protect Health Care Workers
- California Governor Signs Gun Law Enabling Citizens to Sue for Violations
- Europe Wildfire Damage Jumps 75%; Models Need More Development: Chaucer
- Texas DWC Seeks Comments on Benefits Forms Changes
- $6.3 Million Settlement Reached over Arkansas Dump Site Fire
- Wildfire Burning in Southwest South Dakota 40% Contained
- North Dakota to Analyze Blockchain Use on Assessing Uninsured Drivers
- Christensen Group Acquires Minnesota’s Foster White
- Ukraine, Russia Sign Deal to Reopen Grain Export Ports While War Continues to Rage
- Environmental Group Plans Suit Over Coal Ash in Alabama River Delta
- Ukraine’s Grain Challenge: Clearing Mines, Finding Ships and Insurance, Trusting Putin
- Settlement in Excessive Force Suit Brought by Reporters in Oregon
- Evacuation Order for Alaska Wildfire Lifted Near Anderson
- Settlement in California Lawsuit by Man Strapped to Gurney During Arrest
- People Moves: WTW Bolsters Natural Resources Team With 5 Hires; Markel Promotes Pasik for Commercial Casualty
- RLI Bullish on Southeast Property Insurance Market as Others Exit
- Most Commercial Insurance Renewal Rate Changes Remain Up: Ivans Index
- Judge Says Remington’s Gun Injury Settlement for Child Lacks Sufficient Information
- Allianz Notes Rising Business Interruption Costs in Global Claims Report
- Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Two 100+ Years Old New Hampshire Agencies Merge
- Older and Younger Executives Disagree About Remote Work Arrangements
- Beazley’s H1 Profits Drop but Full-Year Outlook Rises on Cyber Premium Growth
- Travelers’ Income Drops, but Still Beats Profit Estimates on Record Premium Growth
- Boston Police Unions Challenge Rules on Use of Force
- Florida Regulators, FAIA Slam Demotech for Reported Plans to Downgrade 17 Carriers
- Indiana Abortion Doctor Signals She’ll Sue AG over Comments
- Florida OIR: $3B Spent on Claims Defense in 2021; 27 Insurers Now on Watch List
- Higginbotham Acquires Texas’ Brown & Company
- People Moves: Beazley Chair to Step Down; Miller Forms Farms & Estates Team With 2 Hires From Aon; AXA XL Names HDI’s White as Senior PI Underwriter
- Ex-East Texas Deputy Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force
- 42,000 Louisiana Homeowners to be Dropped by Southern Fidelity Friday
- Michigan Utility Denies Flooding Claims from 2021 Storm
- Wisconsin Attorney General Sues 18 Companies over PFAS Contamination
- People Moves: Liberty Mutual Global Risk Solutions Names Geary President, Insurance Solutions; Norton Promoted to K&K President & CEO as Bixler Retires
- City in California Paying $360K to Settle Lawsuit by Council Member
- TikTok Algorithm Steers Violent Videos to More Minority Than White Users: Lawsuit
- OS Climate Launches Tools to Help Firms, Investors Make Climate-Friendly Decisions
- How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires
- Americans Bake in Record-Breaking Heatwave
- NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages
- Fired Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict
- Kids More Likely to Be Hospitalized From Off-Road Motorcycles Than Quad-Bikes: Study
- Rhode Island Sues 5 Landlords Over Alleged Lead Hazards
- Woman Dining in Rhode Island Outdoor Restaurant Dies After Being Hit by Car
- Adar Acquires Rigid Bits Cybersecurity Firm
- Faking Workers’ Comp Injuries Costs Washington Logger $160K, Detention
- Virginia Ex-Gov. Wilder Sues University Leaders After Personnel Dispute
- Washington Superintendent to Resign, Receive Nearly $400K
- Insurance Technology: Zurich Adds Workplace Culture Tool; DriverPremium App Transforms Phone; Kenzen Develops Heat Wearable
- WIAA, PIIB Join Forces to Create Large California P/C Agents Group
- Analysis: Britain’s Proposed Post-Brexit Financial Services Law Underwhelms Industry
- North Dakota Ending Ban on Poultry Events
- People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Bodell as CIO; Core Specialty Adds 3 Underwriters in Cincinnati
- People Moves: BHSI Enters Swiss Mkt., Names Metzger as Country Mgr.; AXA XL Promotes Shing for Casualty; Swiss Re Corporate Builds Inherent Defect Ins. Team
- People Moves: DOXA Names Robbins to Lead Sales Force in Texas; McGriff Hires Fulbright in Houston
- Wildfire Burns Homes Around North Texas Lake
- Rat-Plagued Warehouse Winds Down as Family Dollar Faces Lawsuits
- Jury Finds Tesla 1% Negligent in Fatal Model S Crash
- Insurers Want Safety Assurances Before Covering Ships Sailing in Ukraine Grain Corridor
- Low Water Levels in Rhine River Could Have Similar Hit on German Economy as 2018
- California Social Media Addiction Bill Drops Parent Lawsuits
- 6 People Killed in Montana Highway Crash During Dust Storms
- Lost Luggage Claims Jump 30% Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Mapfre
- Update: Climate Change Alarm Sounded as Wildfires Rage Across Europe
- Digital Trucking MGA Koffie Raises $11M, Eyes Expansion to 10 States
- Kentucky Whistleblower Awarded $2 Million After Retaliation Over Agency’s Child Cases
- Driver of 18-wheeler Charged After Georgia Crash Kills Two
- Lindberg Released from Prison After Winning New Trial in North Carolina
- MSP Recovery Scores Another Appeals Court Victory Against Auto Insurers
- New York Jury Awards $15M to Family of Worker Who Died From Mesothelioma
- Cause of New Hampshire Resort Fire Remains Undetermined
- Inside Out: How Exit Crime, Insider Threats Are Creating Challenges for Insurers
- Relation Insurance Acquires Maryland’s Insurance, Inc.
- Are MGAs Winning the Insurance Talent War?
- Britain Initiates Post-Brexit ‘Transformation’ of Financial Services
- Nigeria to Continue $3.5 Billion Civil Claim Against Shell and Eni
- NEXT, Thimble Latest Insurtechs to Announce Layoffs This Year
- Apple Sued Over Antitrust Violations Involving Apple Pay
- NTSB: Helicopter Descended Quickly in Deadly Crash During Severe New Mexico Fire Season
- Alera Group Acquires DFG 401(k) in Arizona
- SEC Approves Demotech as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
- Meta VR Rival Claims It Was Obliterated When Facebook Took Its Name
- Settlement in Lawsuit over Autistic Utah Boy Dying in Hot Car
- Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Montana Spill
- Officials: Fatal Colorado Flood Caused by Quick Downpour on Burn Scar
- Actuarial Committee Recommends No Change in Texas Windstorm Insurance Rates
- Rossini, Suckerman Take New Roles Within Reshuffled AXA XL Cyber Unit
- California Insurance Commissioner Leaves Workers’ Comp Benchmark Rate
- Missouri Man Sues Bass Pro for Not Honoring Lifetime Warranty on Socks
- People Moves: Former Lexington Exec Heads to FutureProof; Hourly.io Hires From Markel; Leisz Joins Nationwide E&S; New CIO at Ryan Specialty
- Wood-Dulohery to Merge with Kansas’ ICI Insurance to Become Wood Insurance Center
- Louisiana Guaranty Fund to Borrow $600 Million to Pay Claims
- New Jersey High Court: Default Claims Against Insurer Subject to Arbitration
- UK Jensten Group Acquires UK Broker Ravenhall Risk Solutions
- $24 Million Mold Remediation Starts on Federal Courthouse in Mississippi
- UK Regulator Pushes Insurers to Cut Premiums for Fire-Risk Apartments
- Personal Auto Results Slow to Recover; GEICO, Progressive to Pass State Farm
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Toronto’s Four Corners Group Inc.
- Tesla Sued in Germany Over Car Surveillance Cameras, Carbon Footprint Claims
- Update: UK Temperatures Hit Record High of 104°F
- Record Heatwave Scorches Europe, as Wildfires Continue to Rage in France, Spain
- New UK Finance Minister Targets Flexibility of Post-Brexit Financial Regs, Solvency II
- UK Regulator May Lack Bandwidth to Push Post-Brexit Competitiveness: Policymaker
- U.S. Senate Democrats Plan Bill Aiming to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’
- Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Disabled Riders, Vows to Waive Fees
- People Moving: Matz to Producer’s; Rafalko to Hylant
- Starbucks Ordered to Pay $9 Million After Florida Woman Hit in Drive-Thru Lane
- Alera Acquires Vermont’s Noyle Johnson Group
- Pennsylvania Increases Penalties for Repeat Drunk Drivers
- Alex Jones Cited Free Speech Rights in Sandy Hook Hoax Lawsuit Deposition
- Michigan Construction Worker Fatally Struck by Bulldozer
- Analysis: State Farm Wins Again With Better J.D. Power Scores Than GEICO
- Major Disaster Declared for Many North Dakota Counties Damaged by Storms
- First Half Insurance Agency M&A Above 5-Year Average: OPTIS
- Gunmaker Sig Sauer Loses Bid to Block New Hampshire Liability Suit Over Pistol Misfire
- Father Seeks Death Declaration for Son Believed to Have Fallen into Recycling Shredder
- Crashed Ukrainian Cargo Plane Carried Shipment of Ammunition for Bangladesh
- Tennessee’s Workers’ Comp System Limits Help for Injuries, Newspaper Reports
- Program Data Insurtech Noldor Raises $10M
- Indiana Farmers Facing Drought or Unusually Dry Conditions
- 30 Women Settle Watson-Related Claims Against Houston Texans
- Texas Jury Hands Fired Southwest Flight Attendant $5.1 Million Verdict
- Wildfire Threat Becomes Tool to Fight California Home Builders
- Log4j Software Flaw ‘Endemic,’ New Cyber Safety Panel Says
- Moore to Succeed Annandale as CEO of Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd.
- Nearly Half of UK Black Professionals Plan to Leave Their Jobs
- Professional Services Firm Davies Completes Acquisition of Asta at Lloyd’s
- ANZ Agrees to Buy Australian Insurer Suncorp’s Bank Operations for $3.3 Billion
- Malaysian Central Bank Sets 2023 Cutoff for Foreign Insurer Stake Sales: Sources
- Europe Battles Wildfires in Intense Heat That Scientists Blame on Climate Change
- MLB Agrees to Pay $185 Million to Settle Minor League Wage Suit
- Ascend, AmeriSave Expand Insurance Programs
- World Insurance Acquires Walker Agency in Massachusetts
- New Alabama Regs Kick in on Custodials, Clearing Co’s, Captives and Home Fortification
- People: Georgia Agents Elect Iverson President
- California Surplus Lines Association Lowering Stamping Fee
- Man Exonerated in Malcolm X Killing Sues New York City for $40 Million
- Takeaways from Our Conversation with a Cannabis Business Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Drought Getting Worse in Southern New England
- Iowa Assistant AG Sues Des Moines Police Over Protest Arrest
- NTSB: Dad, Not 13-Year-Old, Was Driving Truck That Hit Golfers’ Van in Texas
- Skittles Are Toxic, Federal Lawsuit Claims
- Progressive Corp. Records June, Q2 Loss
- Uvalde, Texas Video Raises More Calls for Police Accountability
- Fireman’s Fund on Hook for Criminal Defense Costs for ‘Lottery Lawyer’
- Detroit to Pay $7.5 Million to Man Who Claims Police Switched Bullets
- Lawsuit Alleges Texas Officer Paralyzed Man in Jail
- Yosemite Wildfire Moving Eastward Toward Sierra National Forest
- New Mexico Officials Criticize Response to Historic Prescribed Fire
- Three Charged in Arson of Historic West Virginia Church
- New Hampshire Nuclear Plant Issues False Alarm During Testing
- China’s Tough COVID Policy Still Drags on Economy
- Judge Rejects Virginia County School Board Bid to Halt Grand Jury Probe
- Scrutiny of Alibaba in Record Cyber Breach May Ensnare All China Tech
- EU Court Upholds Greece’s Claim to ‘Feta’ in Snub to Denmark
- ‘Red Extreme’ Warning Forecasts Exceptional Heat Wave Next Week for UK
- Gazprom Says Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Safety Depends on Turbine From Canada
- Despite Growing Pressures, Most Cyber Insurers Won’t Exit: Survey
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