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Burns & Wilcox Brand Ambassador Max Homa Earns 5th PGA Tour Victory

Burns & Wilcox brand ambassador Max Homa opened the 2022-23 PGA Tour season with a victory at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California on Sunday, his fifth career PGA victory. Homa is one of three PGA Tour players currently sponsored …

Indiana Steelworker Dies After Industrial Accident

A steelworker who was injured last week in an industrial accident at a northwest Indiana steel mill has died at a Chicago hospital, officials said. Michael Osika, 44, of Schererville died Saturday after being injured Thursday at the Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana …

Centene to Pay Texas $165 Million in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement

Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services. It’s the biggest known payout by the nation’s largest Medicaid insurer over its drug …

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation

A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the decision by the 5th …

Fairfax-Backed Digit Insurance’s IPO Put on Hold by Indian Watchdog

Digit Insurance, a company backed by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Group, has had a planned initial public offering (IPO) put on hold, a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulatory document showed on Tuesday. The IPO has been …

SURE, SageSure Launch Reliable Commercial Protection in Louisiana

SURE, the member-owned insurance company for reliable coastal property protection, today announced its expansion into commercial insurance in Louisiana. Small and mid-sized Louisiana business owners can now bundle general liability and commercial property coverage with SURE’s business owners policy (BOP), …

Ohio Apartment Fire Injures 4; Cause Under Investigation

A fire in an Ohio apartment sent four children to the hospital in critical condition over the weekend, authorities said. West Chester officials said the blaze was reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Aster Park unit. Fire crews …

People Moves: Distinguished Programs Names Walters to Real Estate Group; Alera Appoints McCormack as Director of Market Relations

Distinguished Programs Appoints Walters to Small Urban & Transitional Real Estate Group Distinguished Programs, a New York, New York-based national insurance program manager, has appointed Matt Walters as business development manager. His new role will support Distinguished’s builder’s risk, city …

People Moves: Chubb Global Mkts Promotes Jackson as Product Head of Mgmt Liability; Pesci Rejoins WTW in EMEA Reserving; IQUW Taps Beazley’s Bell, Brown for Property

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, the broker WTW and the property and specialty re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Promotes Jackson as Product Head of Mgmt …

Hurricane Fiona Moves North With Up to $4B Economic Damages Estimated Already

Hurricane Fiona strengthened as it moved away from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic where it knocked out power and spawned flash floods and landslides from torrential rains. (Editor’s Note: This article contains was updated on Sep. 19, 5:50 p.m. …

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