States Take Aim at SEC’s New Broker-Dealer Adviser Rule September 11, 2019 By Erik Larson New York and a half dozen other states accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of botching a final regulation intended...
Aspen Appoints Kotch from Validus as Chief Information Officer September 11, 2019 Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that Mary Kotch has been appointed chief information officer, with immediate effect. Kotch has more...
Judge: Facebook ‘Could Not Be More Wrong’ in Cambridge Analytica Defense September 11, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt Facebook Inc. users suing over the social network’s worst-ever privacy scandal gained leverage to pry into its internal records to...
Conservative TV Channel Sues MSNBC’s Maddow for Calling It ‘Paid Propaganda’ September 11, 2019 A conservative television network has sued MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for more than $10 million for calling it “paid Russian propaganda.”...
Hagerty Acquires the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut September 11, 2019 Hagerty, an automotive lifestyle brand and provider of specialty insurance to vintage vehicle enthusiasts, has acquired the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance...
The Hilb Group Acquires Massachusetts’ The Incentive Group September 11, 2019 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based The Incentive Group LLC (IG). The transaction became effective September 1, 2019....
Trial Begins in East Village Gas Explosion That Killed Two September 11, 2019 A construction scheme to service high rent tenants created a virtual bomb, causing the 2015 gas explosion in Manhattan’s East...
Delaware Attorney General Targets Sackler Family in Opioid Lawsuit September 11, 2019 By Randall Chase Delaware’s attorney general is suing members of the family that controls OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of consumer fraud,...
North Carolina Police Report Rise in Gun Thefts from Cars September 11, 2019 A North Carolina police department says it’s concerned about a sharp increase in the number of firearms stolen from vehicles....
FEMA Officials Arrested on Fraud Charges Linked to Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria Aid September 11, 2019 By Michael Deibert Federal Emergency Management Agency officials who oversaw the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and the former president of Cobra...