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People Moves: Pinnacol Names O’Donnell President and CEO; Altman Becomes CEO of Covered California

Pinnacol Assurance named John O’Donnell president and CEO. He will join the company Feb. 28. O’Donnell will succeed Phil Kalin, who is retiring on March 31. O’Donnell has 30 years of leadership experience. He most recently was an executive vice …

Maryland Weighs Measures to Enhance State, Local Government Cybersecurity

Maryland lawmakers highlighted a package of measures Wednesday to tighten cybersecurity in the state. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones noted that Baltimore County was one of about 50 school systems across the nation attacked with ransomware in 2020, costing the …

ANALYSIS-Who Pays? UN Climate Report Reignites Global Fight for Compensation

With this week’s U.N. climate science report laying bare the staggering economic costs and losses already faced from climate change, an inevitable question arises: who should pay? Within U.N. climate negotiations, “loss and damage” refers to the costs countries are …

Court Issues Stay on Washington Insurance Credit Scoring Ban

A Washington judge issued a stay on a rule banning the use of credit scoring by insurers in that state, and consolidated cases challenging the ruling, until the merits of the cases are decided. The rule handed down from Insurance …

Report: Nearly a Third of U.S. Hazardous Chemicals Facilities Exposed to Climate Change Dangers

A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that climate change is leading to increasingly irreversible impacts, with a narrowing window to adapt to it, is garnering a lot of reaction. The IPCC Working Group II report: Climate …

Jewelers Mutual Sponsors Milwaukee Bucks Championship Ring Contest

Jewelers Mutual Group is sponsoring a championship ring sweepstakes with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks giving fans a chance to win an authentic Bucks championship ring. The championship ring commemorates the Bucks’ 2021 title that culminated in an NBA Finals victory …

Parents Sue After Man Feeds Baby at Des Moines Hospital

The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at a Des Moines, Iowa hospital is suing the hospital and the man. Police have said the man, Adam Wedig, entered the neonatal intensive care unit …

U.S. Senators Grill Regulators Over Climate Policy on Natural Gas Projects

Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday grilled Democratic energy regulators who recently approved guidelines for approving new natural gas projects that allow consideration of environmental justice, landowner and climate issues. The three Democrats on the five-member Federal Energy …

Truist Opens Insurance Services Unit with Close of Kensington Title Agency Acquisition

Insurance broker Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc. reports it has closed on the acquisition of Kensington Vanguard National Land Services (KV), a national title insurance agency. BridgeTrust Title Group, the company’s existing title and settlement services business, will be integrated into …

Global Supply Pressures Eased in February, New York Fed Says

Global supply chain pressures eased in February as backlogs and delivery times improved in several key markets and a measure of ocean shipping costs declined, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve released on Thursday. The New …

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