The US Justice Department is seeking more than $4 billion from Binance Holdings Ltd. as part of a proposed resolution of a years-long investigation into the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility …
U.S. auto safety regulators on Monday said they had opened a probe into 16 separate recalls issued by Hyundai and Kia covering 6.4 million vehicles relating to brake fluid leaks that could result in fires. The affiliated Korean automakers have …
Roshan Navagamuwa joins American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in December as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective January 1, 2024. AIG is headquartered in New York, N.Y. Navagamuwa joins AIG from CVS Health, where he was executive vice …
Mackoul Risk Associates with offices in both Morristown, New Jersey, and Long Beach, New York, lives and breathes the motto, “work hard and play hard.” As one employee wrote when nominating the agency for this year’s annual Best Agencies to …
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials have told lobbyists and corporate executives in recent days that the agency’s long-anticipated climate rules may scale back some of the most demanding greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements that it had proposed. At …
A Nationwide study has found that independent insurance agents believe many of their commercial clients don’t have adequate coverage to protect their businesses from severe weather. While 82% of surveyed property stakeholders reported working with an agent to ensure appropriate …
LockBit, the prolific ransomware gang that has launched attacks recently on Boeing Co. and Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd., among others, has revised the way it tries to blackmail victims because it’s disappointed with lower-than-expected ransom payments, according to …
A Missouri jury ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed the company’s Roundup weedkiller caused injuries including cancer, a verdict that could intensify investor pressure on the German drugs and agricultural chemicals company to change its …
The FBI warned organizations to guard against the Scattered Spider hacking group, which has breached dozens of American organizations over the past year, stealing their sensitive data for extortion. The FBI alert follows a Reuters report this week that said …
Wholesale broker Amwins Group, Inc. said it completed a $1 billion recapitalization transaction with its existing shareholder group. Dragoneer Investment Group, Genstar Capital, SkyKnight Capital, and employee shareholders purchased $1 billion in equity from more than 375 Amwins employee shareholders …
