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Oregon Woman Sues Uber for $1M, Alleging Sex Assault by Driver

A Hillsboro, Ore. woman is seeking more than $1 million from the ride-hailing company Uber, alleging she was sexually assaulted by one of the company’s drivers in 2018. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the woman filed a lawsuit against Uber and one …

Counselor: Students ‘Excited’ About Insurance After Zurich’s Apprenticeship Summit

Despite having established its earn-and-learn apprenticeship program in the U.S. several year ago, insurer Zurich North America for the first time hosted an Apprenticeship Week Summit for high school students last fall. With a goal of attracting 85 high school …

Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Names Davis Claims Manager

Woodland Hills, Calif.-based the Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Kimaili Davis claims manager. Davis started his career with the National American Insurance Co. and has over 25 years of claims experience, specializing in workers’ compensation. Previous employers include HUB …

Australia’s Bushfires Could Surpass 2009’s Costly Season; Analysts, Insurers Comment

Australia’s bushfire season has months to run and could easily surpass the most costly fire season, 2009’s Black Saturday fires in Victoria, which had a price tag of an estimated A$4.4 billion (US$3 billion), according to Moody’s Analytics, in a …

Insurity Acquires Geospatial Analytics Firm SpatialKey

Acquisition further strengthens Insurity’s industry-leading data and analytics solutions, and will help insurers better select and manage risk, and respond to catastrophes Cloud services and data analytics firm Insurity, Inc., has acquired SpatialKey, Inc., which offers geospatial analytics, data enrichment …

Accident Reports Now Ready Minutes After Crash on Smartphone, Says Telematics Firm

The company that helped make driver safety monitoring ubiquitous among auto insurers is now offering a product that can write accident reports within minutes of a crash. Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) announced the launch of Claims Studio, an accident reporting …

Leaning on Doors? Report Says NYC Subway Cars Cut for Safety

Nearly 300 of New York City’s new subway cars were removed over concerns that the doors could open while the trains were in motion, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The 298 cars on the A, C, J and Z …

Alera Group Acquires Massachusetts’ Sylvia Group

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Sylvia Group, effective December 31, 2019. Located in Dartmouth, Mass., Sylvia Group has been serving clients throughout New England since its founding in …

Three Workers Sickened by Cleaning Chemical at New Hampshire Amazon Warehouse

Three employees were sickened by a cleaning chemical at an Amazon warehouse in New Hampshire, fire officials said Thursday. Firefighters in Nashua responded at about 4 a.m. for a report of a chemical reaction that happened while a crew was …

Truckers Are Exempt from California’s ‘Gig Worker’ Law, Judge Finds

California’s new “gig worker” law does not apply to independent truck drivers because they are subject to federal statute, a Los Angeles judge ruled, handing a victory to one industry that is challenging a state effort to clamp down on …

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