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Axa Confirms Agreement to Sell Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia Units to Uniqa

Axa has confirmed earlier reporting that it has agreed to sell its its operations in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to Austria’s Uniqa Insurance Group. Axa will sell 100% of its life and savings, property/casualty and pension businesses in Central …

Virginia Tech Student Sues After Hazing Suspension

A former Virginia Tech student is suing the university after he was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school’s hazing policy. Darrien Brown alleges the university denied him due process when administrators suspended him for two semesters for …

Delaware Companies Save More Than $4M from Reduced Workers’ Comp Rates

The Delaware Department of Insurance has analyzed new filings from the state’s top writers of workers’ compensation insurance after announcing the third consecutive year of decreased rates in November. The top writers represent nearly 10,000 companies that hold policies within …

Conservators Work on Items Damaged in Manhattan’s Chinatown Museum Fire

A volunteer team of conservators is working to salvage some of the 85,000 artifacts feared lost in a fire in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown. About a third of the collection belonging to the Museum of Chinese in America has …

22 Kids Sent to Hospital After 2 School Buses Crash in Georgia

A crash between two school buses in east Georgia sent 22 students to a hospital to be checked Thursday morning, school officials said. Further details on their conditions weren’t immediately known. Social Circle City Schools told news outlets the two …

Marsh & Mclennan Appoints Krause as CEO of Southeast Region

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Peter Krause as Southeast Regional CEO, effective immediately. In this role, Krause will oversee MMA’s offices in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Tallahassee, Florida. He reports …

Motel 6 to Pay 2,000 Guests Whose Names It Gave to Immigration Officials

Almost 2,000 guests of Blackstone Group Inc.’s Motel 6 are poised for cash payouts in a settlement with the hotel chain for sharing their names with federal immigration agents. Lawyers on both sides of the case urged a federal judge …

Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Chief Seeks Immunity for Corporate Witnesses

The chairman of the inquiry into a London apartment building fire that killed 72 people wrote Britain’s attorney general Thursday to ask for a pledge to prevent evidence provided by corporate witnesses from being used in subsequent criminal prosecutions. Martin …

California State University to Pay $240K to Settle Pro-Life Lawsuit

The California State University system and Cal State San Marcos agreed to pay $240,000 to settle a lawsuit challenging their refusal to use student fees to fund a pro-life speaker on campus, according to a newspaper report Wednesday. University officials …

LP Insurance Services Adds Ramatici in Nevada

Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services LLC has named Jake Ramatici to its northern Nevada team. His role is as a commercial insurance sales executive. Ramatici was most recently the West Coast regional sales manager with the Peppermill Resort. LP Insurance …

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