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New Jersey High Court Says Public Has Right to See Internal Report on Police Director

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case of the city of Elizabeth’s former police director, who resigned after an investigation found he used racist and sexist language …

Jury in California Awards $85M in Death of Man Following Arrest

A jury has awarded $85 million in the death of a man who was restrained by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies in 2015. The federal jury on Tuesday found for the family in a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against …

Mosaic Creates Cyber Underwriting Hub in Bermuda

Mosaic Insurance is building a cyber-security underwriting unit in Bermuda, to align its global business strategy around the fast-growing risk. The specialty insurer has transferred its cyber team underwriter George Cole from London to the company’s Bermuda corporate headquarters, following …

Two North Carolina Insurance Agents Charged with Fraud

Two North Carolina insurance agents have been accused of submitting false insurance claims to collect more than $30,000, authorities said. The N.C. Department of Insurance said in a news release that Christian LaFabian Ratliff, 34, of Rockingham, was charged with …

Miller Launches Online Platform for High-Net-Worth Clients

Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the launch of its online Private Clients platform, providing digital solutions for clients in the high-net-worth space. The online system is the first broker offering of its type in the market and …

Aircraft Insurers Brace for Barrage of Russia Claims in Possibly Biggest Aviation Loss

Aircraft-leasing firms working to retrieve planes from Russia are set to collide with an aviation-insurance industry bracing for an unprecedented barrage of claims. Lessors of planes stuck in Russia since the onset of sanctions have warned insurers of possible claims …

Fox News Appeals Defamation Ruling Over Election Claims, Countersues Smartmatic

Fox News on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision to let voting systems company Smartmatic pursue a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit alleging that the network falsely accused it of rigging the 2020 U.S. presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump. The network, …

China Vows to Roll Out Market-Friendly Policies, Boosting Battered Shares

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, China’s economic tsar, urged the roll-out of market-friendly policies to support the economy and caution in introducing measures that risked hurting markets, boosting battered shares in China and Hong Kong on Wednesday [March 16]. The …

$75 Million For Louisiana Residents Whose Homes Were Built on Landfill

A group of New Orleans residents whose homes were built on a toxic landfill decades ago have won a $75 million court judgement against the city and others, the Housing Authority of New Orleans and the local school board. Issued …

Midwest Chicken, Turkey Farmers Struggle to Keep Birds Safe From Bird Flu

Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge that, despite their best efforts, stopping the disease from infecting poultry is incredibly difficult. Spread of …

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