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Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure

Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in a program for New Yorkers who applied online for federal emergency rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2021, …

FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Delayed by Judge

A federal judge delayed implementation of the US Federal Trade Commission’s near-total ban on noncompete agreements, the first salvo in the high-stakes legal fight over how much freedom workers should have to switch jobs within an industry. US District Judge …

State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California

State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7% and 20%—adding fuel to a burning homeowners crisis in a state that’s seen an increasing number of carriers pullback or …

People Moves: Everest Taps BHSI’s d’Huart as Head of France, Charon Named Head of Client Engmt, Europe; CNA Hardy Promotes Magnus as Active U/W at Lloyd’s

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest in Europe and CNA Hardy. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Taps BHSI’s d’Huart as Head of France, Charon Named Head of Client Engmt, Europe Everest announced …

Judge Blocks Biden’s Bid to Halt LNG Export Licenses Over Climate

A federal judge halted Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new licenses for exports of US liquefied natural gas, though the decision is unlikely to immediately jump start approvals. US District Judge James D. Cain Jr. in Louisiana issued a preliminary …

Giant Sinkhole Swallows Center of Illinois Soccer Field

ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of …

How the Hot Water That Fueled Hurricane Beryl Foretells a Scary Storm Season

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper of a storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead, experts said. Beryl smashed multiple records even before its …

West Texas Truckers Protest Low Wages, Working Conditions

MONAHANS — Low wages and working conditions that truck drivers describe as degrading have sparked an organized labor movement in the Permian Basin, a historic first for the nation’s busiest oil field. About a dozen truckers and local environmental activists …

Houthis Escalate Red Sea Danger With Explosive Drone Attacks

Yemen’s Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant ships that have little defense against the “sophisticated shift” in tactic, maritime security sources say. Iran-aligned Houthi militants first launched …

Marsh McLennan Acquires Minnesota’s AmeriStar

Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, announced the acquisition of AmeriStar Agency, Inc., a Wayzata, Minnesota-based independent agency. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1987, AmeriStar provides a range of insurance coverage solutions to high net …

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