February 8, 2022
Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is soon to become part of Howden, announced Healthwise Group Ltd. as its second healthcare acquisition of 2022. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1993 and based in Dudley …
February 8, 2022
A cyber attack targeting fuel storages in Germany and parts of northern Europe stretched into a sixth day with little visibility over when things will get back to normal. Mabanaft Germany, whose systems were breached, continued to work on resolving …
February 8, 2022
A boil water notice has been issued for residents in Austin after a problem at a water treatment plant, officials said. When the city issued the boil water notice the evening of Feb. 5, Mayor Steve Adler said it appeared …
February 8, 2022
Credit Suisse faced charges in a Swiss court on Monday of allowing an alleged Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang to launder millions of euros, some of it stuffed into suitcases. In the first criminal trial of a major bank in Switzerland, …
February 8, 2022
With pandemic restrictions in the UK largely gone, offices are getting busier. Yet vast numbers of desks still remain empty. Even with COVID-19 case numbers flat or falling in the UK, U.S. and much of Europe, many employees are still …
February 8, 2022
Although a black maintenance worker suffered “intolerable racial harassment” from co-workers at a Kentucky manufacturer, the employer took steps to investigate and end the practices and cannot be held responsible for civil rights violations, a federal appeals court decided Monday. …
February 8, 2022
Florida corrections officers and probation officers moved a step closer to becoming eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for mental stress disorders Monday, but the bill would not extend those benefits to emergency dispatchers. Despite pleas from several dispatcher advocates at …
February 8, 2022
The J. Morey Company Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers in Cypress, California, named Brian Chu to the sales team as a senior vice president. Chu will be responsible for new business development and serve as an advisor to clients on …
February 8, 2022
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange is now serving Idaho, completing its national expansion into all 50 states. PURE offers specialty insurance products designed for individuals and families, including coverage for high value homeowners, automobile, collections, watercraft, personal excess liability, fraud and …
February 8, 2022
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village. The Times Union reported the …