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Arizona Sues Juul over Illegal Marketing

Arizona’s attorney general on this week sued e-cigarette giant Juul Labs for alleged violations of state consumer fraud laws, becoming the latest state to go after the company as youth vaping explodes. Attorney General Mark Brnovich also sued a second …

Uber Halts Upfront Ride Pricing in Response to New California Worker Law

Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday informed its California customers that it would switch to providing estimates as opposed to fixed prices for its rides in response to a new law that makes it harder to qualify its drivers as contractors. …

Veteran Aon Executive Fitzgerald Joins QBE North America Specialty & Commercial

A long-time Aon executive is signing on with QBE North America as its new president of Specialty & Commercial. Tom Fitzgerald is taking on the new position in February 2020 after being with Aon Risk Solutions for more than 28 …

Hundreds Left Homeless, Thousands Without Power from Puerto Rico Earthquake

Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes struck the island, one of them the strongest in a century. The magnitude 6.4 quake …

Trump Wants to Speed Infrastructure Projects by Dropping Climate Impact Assessment

The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by dropping consideration of their potential impact on climate change. The plan, released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality …

Connecticut’s CMIC Group Promotes Ursini, Cronin

CMIC Group, a Glastonbury, Conn.-based, member-owned medical professional liability insurance company, has promoted Michelle M. Ursini, previously the director of Business Development & Marketing, to the role of vice president of Business Development & Marketing. Additionally, Garrett P. Cronin, previously …

CRU Group Hires Norman as Vice President for the Northeast Region

CRU Group U.S. CEO David Repinski has announced that Adam Norman was hired as vice president for the Northeast region. In this role, Norman is responsible for CRU Group’s operational service delivery and client relationships across this multi-state territory. Norman’s …

Distinguished Programs Promotes Lane to Regional Sales Executive in Manhattan

Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has promoted Tom Lane. A sales professional with Distinguished Programs for more than 14 years, Lane assumes the role of regional sales executive for New York State, Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island, as …

Police Report Multiple Injuries in 30-Car Maine Highway Pileup

Multiple people were injured in a major pileup involving about 30 vehicles during the Tuesday morning commute on a highway in Maine, state troopers said. There were no fatalities, but several ambulances and a medical helicopter were dispatched to the …

How Big Tech Hopes to Turn Cars into Connected Revenue Machines

Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. With the widespread rollout of autonomous vehicles still years away, the two industries …

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