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Bass Pro Shop Facing Lawsuit Over Alligator Meat Contract

Bass Pro Shops is being sued by a Louisiana seafood company that alleges the outdoor retailer did not buy enough alligator meat. Big Pop’s Fresh Louisiana Seafood alleges in a federal lawsuit filed last week that Bass Pro agreed to …

AIG’s Fato Adds Communications to Government Duties; Garbaccio Promoted

American International Group announced that Lucy Fato, executive vice president and general counsel, has assumed additional responsibilities in the newly created position global head of Communications and Government Affairs. In her expanded role, Fato has assumed responsibility for Global Communications …

Japan Electric Company Gets Local Approval to Restart Nuclear Reactor

Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it had received the green light from a local governor to restart one of its nuclear reactors, nearly a decade after it was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima …

3 Killed in Accident at Chinese Grain Plant in Argentina

Activity at an Argentine grains crushing plant of Chinese commodities giant COFCO International was halted on Tuesday after an accident that killed three workers, the company said. “We regret to inform that at our plant in the town of Saforcada, …

Aon Invests $30 Million to Create 10,000 Apprenticeships Nationwide by 2030

Global insurance broker Aon said it is expanding its corporate apprenticeship program with an investment of $30 million over the next five years. With this expansion, Aon hopes to develop a nationwide network of employers to create 10,000 apprenticeships across …

Meat Company Suing New Mexico to Remain Open After Virus Cases

A U.S. meat company that supplies Walmart and Costco is suing New Mexico to fight a state order that seeks to close a production facility where more than 100 workers have tested positive for COVID-19. The lawsuit from Stampede Meat …

Nonprofits The Institutes, Insurance Information Institute to Affiliate Nov. 16

The insurance education and research nonprofit The Institutes said it will finalize its affiliation with its fellow nonprofit Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) on November 16, 2020. According to the announcement, the Triple-I will retain its offices in New York City …

Ex-Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Disability Benefits Fraud

A former Federal Air Marshal employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraudulently collecting nearly a quarter of a million dollars in government disability benefits while owning and operating a martial arts business in Rhode Island, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Aaron …

Insurance Tech Firm Insurity Acquires Personal Lines Management Suite CodeObjects

Insurance systems and data analytics provider Insurity reported that it has completed the acquisition of California-based CodeObjects, which offers a management program for personal lines. The deal expands Hartford-based Insurity’s portfolio of products that is focused on commercial lines. The …

Oakland Settling Final Lawsuit From Deadly Ghost Ship Fire

The Oakland City Council has agreed to pay $399,000 to settle the last lawsuit over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people. The city doesn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement …

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