December 8, 2021
A former Oregon official who was tasked with fielding harassment complaints in the state Capitol before resigning in June says he was pushed out for revealing flaws in the Legislative Equity Office and is now threatening to sue the Legislature …
December 8, 2021
Residents gathered in Haines to remember the two people killed by a landslide last year. The ceremony, held Saturday, honored kindergarten teacher Jenae Larson and David Simmons, who worked for an economic development organization, Anchorage television station KTUU reported. Larson’s …
December 8, 2021
The role that city officials played in allowing a luxury condominium to be built next door to the now-collapsed Champlain Towers building is under new scrutiny by plaintiffs and investigators. The Miami Herald newspaper reported that the City of Miami …
December 8, 2021
Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd. (ASML), a subsidiary of Argenta Holdings Ltd., announced it will cease underwriting all new and renewal business relating to the Lloyd’s China platform (LICCL) with immediate effect and put the operation into run-off. ASML will work …
December 8, 2021
The town of Wolcott, Connecticut, said Monday it has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed after it failed to allow a group home for mentally disabled adults to open in a residential neighborhood. The U.S. Justice Department said the …
December 8, 2021
Filhet-Allard Maritime, the France-based insurance broker for the commodities trading, shipping and industrial markets, has acquired a controlling stake in Latitude Brokers, a specialist marine broker based in Asia with headquarters in Hong Kong. The acquisition has received regulatory approval …
December 8, 2021
A former executive and owner of a pharmaceutical company embezzled millions of dollars from his company to use for personal expenses, the U.S. attorney’s charged in a criminal complaint released Monday. John Klein allegedly took about $3.9 million from a …
December 8, 2021
A Maryland home was accidentally burned to the ground by an owner trying to get rid of a snake infestation, officials said. The homeowner in Poolesville, a town about 25 miles outside of Washington D.C., was attempting to use smoke …
December 8, 2021
The chief executive of the world’s largest stock owner says life is about to get a lot harder for companies that fail environmental, social and governance tests set by institutional investors. Nicolai Tangen, who runs Norges Bank Investment Management from …
December 8, 2021
Independent personal lines insurance agency, Goosehead Insurance Inc., has enter into the life insurance space through an alliance with insurtech Ethos Life (Ethos). The company announced today that through Goosehead’s Digital Agent Platform, clients can now access life insurance online …