October 28, 2019
Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual banter on the job site as much as she had to take it from some of her coworkers. Those days, …
October 28, 2019
Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Louise Nevill as chief executive officer for Marsh JLT Specialty’s UK Marine & Cargo business. Nevill is expected to join the firm early next year and will report to Paul Moody, UK CEO, …
October 28, 2019
Britain will do whatever it can to ensure that its financial sector remains a major global player after Brexit, financial services minister John Glen said on Monday. “This government absolutely believes in the City,” Glen told a conference in London, …
October 28, 2019
For nearly a decade, Lombard International sat on a secret. It began to unravel in May 2016 when a wealthy German walked into a Luxembourg bank. The man wanted a loan. For collateral, he offered a future payout from a …
October 28, 2019
A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $370,000 from her former employer. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Lydia Cabrera, of Southington, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Authorities say Cabrera was a bookkeeper at A2Z Home Medical Supplies between August …
October 28, 2019
Lloyd’s insurer AEGIS London has launched a digital trading division, dedicated to building and distributing digital products. Tom Squires, AEGIS London’s head of digital trading, will lead the division, reporting to Nigel Roberts, head of distribution. He will be supported …
October 28, 2019
A Philadelphia businessman who amplified the size of his legal benefits firm to gain more than $30 million in loans has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison. Gary Alan Frank was sentenced in Philadelphia where the judge described …
October 28, 2019
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released a new report for policymakers and system stakeholders to track the performance of the New York workers’ compensation benefit delivery system. “Originally established to monitor the system following reforms in 2007, the …
October 28, 2019
The City of Johannesburg shut down its website and billing systems after a group hacked into the authority’s system and demanded a ransom of four Bitcoins worth about $30,000. The call center, cashiers and other digital platforms were also taken …
October 28, 2019
Indonesian investigators found sweeping problems and missteps in connection with last year’s fatal Lion Air crash, including design flaws in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet, certification failures by the U.S. regulator and a raft of errors at the airline by …