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People Moves: At Verisk, Shavel to Succeed Stephenson as CEO, Anquillare to Become President

Financial data and analytics company Verisk announced that Scott G. Stephenson, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will be retiring following the company’s 2022 shareholder meeting. Stephenson will be succeeded as CEO by Lee M. Shavel, who is currently chief …

Tesla Sued Over Suspension System in Fatal Florida Crash

Tesla Inc. has been sued over an alleged suspension failure in a crash that killed the driver and a passenger in Florida last year and sparked a federal probe. The 2021 Model 3 vehicle had a “defective and unreasonably dangerous …

Boeing, Reform Issues Await New U.S. Aviation Safety Chief

The next head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will face challenges overseeing Boeing Co. and a series of reforms mandated by Congress in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes. The job opened late Wednesday when the …

Judge Says Trumps Must Testify in New York Civil Probe

A New York judge ruled on Thursday that former U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must answer questions under oath within 21 days in the state attorney general’s civil probe into their family company. Justice Arthur …

Dog Attack at Florida Rescue Center Kills Woman, Injures Another

A volunteer at a dog rescue center in South Florida died and another woman was injured after a dog attacked them Thursday morning. Local news outlets reported that two women were working with the large, mixed-breed dog at 100+ Abandoned …

FTC Sues to Stop Merger of Rhode Island’s Two Biggest Hospital Firms

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would file a lawsuit aimed at stopping the merger of Rhode Island’s two largest health care providers, Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System. The agency, which voted unanimously …

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes De Rosa to Head of Construction & Engineering, Reinsurance; IGI Taps Arch’s Tsielepis as CRO; Aqueous Hires 3 Underwriters

This edition of International People Moves includes appointments at AXA XL, International General Insurance Holdings and MGA Aqueous Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL to Promote De Rosa to Head of Construction & Engineering, Reinsurance …

Beware of ‘Zero-Click’ Hacks That Exploit Security Flaws in Phones’ Operating Systems

As a journalist working for the Arab news network Alaraby, Rania Dridi said she’s taken precautions to avoid being targeted by hackers, keeping an eye out for suspicious messages and avoiding clicking on links or opening attachments from people she …

Texas Workers’ Comp Division Releases Health Care Provider Oversight Results for 2021

This week the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) released the 2021 Health Care Provider Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment. Health care providers were assessed on their performances in one of two categories: DWC Form-069, Report of …

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Announces Nearly $5 Million Recovered in 2021

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek announced this week that the Consumer Affairs section, in conjunction with the legal liaisons and the legal department, at the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) recovered $4,716,458 last year for Wisconsin consumers that …

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