May 31, 2024
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pursuing a case against an employer the agency says fired a new employee for not disclosing her low vision disability in her job interview. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from …
May 31, 2024
A Connecticut Appeals Court has affirmed that an insurer is not obligated to provide actual notice of a home insurance nonrenewal; proof that the insurer sent the notice by registered or certified mail is sufficient. The homeowners claimed they never …
May 31, 2024
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of another disaster like the one that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The team includes students and faculty members and will focus on …
May 31, 2024
Mark Pastorius joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president, managing director within Alliant Specialty. Pastorius’ insurance career spans more than 37 years. Before joining Alliant, Pastorius was an executive vice president and managing director at Lockton Companies where he …
May 31, 2024
Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contributed to blazes whose smoke and soot …
May 30, 2024
Rising liability injury claims for home and auto owners that exceed traditional policy limits have spurred Mercury Insurance, headquartered in Los Angeles, to unveil an all-new personal umbrella insurance policy for Oklahomans that offers extra protection with bolstered coverages beginning …
May 30, 2024
Miller, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Madrid-based commercial insurance and reinsurance broker Bruzon Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. and its subsidiary Bruzon Services S.A., subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal, which is …
May 30, 2024
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …
May 30, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to terminate their business relationships with the NRA …
May 30, 2024
Everest, the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced it has received regulatory approval to begin operating in Mexico. Trading as Compañía de Seguros Generales Everest México S.A. de C.V., the unit is headquartered in Mexico City and is led by Jaime Chaves …