Washington, Oregon Ending Health Care Settings Mask Mandate March 9, 2023 Washington and Oregon will soon drop mask requirements in health care settings, state health officials said, moving to lift the...
Former Florida Insurance Commissioner Named to BOD for Aspen Insurance March 9, 2023 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports David Altmaier has moved from overseeing regulation of insurance companies to overseeing operations for one – the Bermuda-based reinsurer Aspen...
UK Specialty MGA Nirvana Launches With ‘Ambitious Growth Plans’ March 9, 2023 Nirvana, a London-based managing general agent, has launched in London after acquiring leading media, tech and cyber underwriter, Nirvana Risk...
New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires March 9, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which...
Lloyd’s Expects 2022 Loss of $947.6M on Investments; Underwriting Results ‘Strong’ March 9, 2023 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s reported an interim full-year 2022 loss before tax of £800 million ($947.6 million) as a result of investment losses...
Investors Aviva, M&G Urge Britain to Press Ahead With Financial Reforms March 9, 2023 By Iain Withers and Sinchita Mitra Investors Aviva and M&G on Thursday joined calls for Britain to press ahead with financial reforms and give high-growth sectors...
Firefighters Contain New Jersey Forest Fire That Threatened 15 Homes March 9, 2023 By Wayne Parry LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. (AP) – A wind-whipped forest fire in the southern New Jersey Pinelands that threatened 16 homes...
Significant Hack Potentially Exposes US Lawmakers’ Personal Data March 9, 2023 By Raphael Satter A serious breach at a healthcare administrator serving the U.S. House of Representatives has potentially exposed the personal data of...
Glut of Plastic Polluting World’s Oceans Is Growing Fast: Research March 9, 2023 By Leslie Kaufman There are more than 170 trillion tiny plastic particles — or 2 million tons of them — floating on the...
Update: Britain Says Financial Reforms Will Be in Same ‘Orbit’ as EU, U.S. March 9, 2023 By Huw Jones Britain’s revamped financial market rules will largely be aligned with U.S. and European Union regulations to minimize disruption to global...