Home Depot, the large national home improvement retailer, has agreed to pay a former employee $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC said Home Depot …
A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them …
NFP has named Michael Ongkiko vice president for HR services. Ongkiko will be responsible for overseeing HR services in the West region and driving integrated selling by delivering HR consulting for both current and prospective clients. Ongkiko has more than …
Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Gordon Lam as a senior professional and financial risks (PFR) underwriter. He will be based in Singapore initially and is expected to relocate to the Hong Kong office in due course. He …
As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out, the approaching hurricane started to feel real for Hawaii residents. Hurricane Lane was forecast to continue i Hurricane Lane was forecast to continue its northwest turn into …
Venture capital firm Beat Capital Partners and insurance investment vehicle Paraline UK announced they plan to merge – in a move that is designed “to enhance and further build Beat’s platform to support independent underwriting businesses.” As a result of …
California’s attorney general signaled that he expected to play a major role in settling a nationwide legal fight over the opioid crisis even though the state hasn’t been as hard-hit as others. Drugmakers and pharmaceutical wholesalers are facing more than …
Root Insurance raised a $100 million financing round in a bid to fuel market expansion and hiring as the auto insurance startup with its telematics-based platform goes national. Tiger Global Management led the Series D funding round, with Redpoint Ventures, …
A group of investors is putting up $165 million to fuel an expansion of Paladina Health, bringing a recent surge of private funds flowing into companies that run primary-care clinics to more than a half-billion dollars. The venture capital firm …
Beals Insurance Agency LLC has joined the Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) as a participating member. With offices in Bedford and Londonderry, N.H., Beals Insurance is a full-service independent insurance agency specializing in home, auto, commercial and life insurance. Headquartered …
