December 20, 2021
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance, announced an agreement to sell its Malta business operations, ArgoGlobal Holdings (Malta) Ltd. and its subsidiaries, to Riverstone Holdings Ltd. (part of the RiverStone International group), an acquirer and …
December 20, 2021
Two men have died from injuries suffered in wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Kansas last week, authorities said Friday, Dec. 17. Richard Shimanek, 84, a farmer and rancher who lived near Leoti, died Thursday night …
December 20, 2021
The founder and head of CoventBridge Group, a major investigations firm for the insurance industry, will be stepping down as CEO and will now serve as vice chairman of the company, CoventBridge announced. Dave Merrill, who launched the Jacksonville-based surveillance …
December 20, 2021
What was described as a “massive” fire destroyed most of a sprawling QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, shutting down a major employer just days before Christmas. About 75% of the home-shopping network facility was destroyed in the …
December 20, 2021
The former president of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has been found not guilty by a federal jury after he was charged with excavating a channel without authorization at his waterfront mansion. Thomas Grady, now the chairman of the Florida …
December 20, 2021
A federal judge’s decision to unravel a settlement shielding members of the Sackler family from future opioid litigation could upend a controversial corner of U.S. bankruptcy law: protecting third parties who have not filed for Chapter 11 themselves. In a …
December 19, 2021
A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers. The 2-1 decision by …
December 19, 2021
Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for larger private companies, certain health care workers and federal government contractors. A federal …
December 19, 2021
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Saturday that it would not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10, so that companies have time to adjust to and implement the requirements. The federal agency separately said …
December 17, 2021
It’s not unusual for uninsured and underinsured motorist policies to carry per-person limits and per-accident limits. But in North Carolina, which limit applies isn’t always so easy to determine, thanks to what the state Supreme Court called a “lengthy and …