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Artemis Risk Solutions Launches Insurance Brokerage, Names Executive Team

Artemis Risk Solutions, a recently formed insurance brokerage specializing in employee benefit solutions, property & casualty, and personal lines formally has announced its launch. Co-founded by industry veterans Clint Anderson, Chief Revenue Officer, and David Lamb, President, P&C, Artemis is …

Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows

WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) β€” Commerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. But persistent and sometimes devastating flooding has added to the woes of some of those towns. …

Texas Crane Company to Pay Driver Fired for Refusing to Break Federal Safety Rules

A federal judge has upheld the Department of Labor’s finding that a Houston, Texas crane and rigging services provider violated federal law by firing a company truck driver on June 5, 2020, for refusing to exceed safe driving limits set …

US Inflation Report Offers a Break for Price-Weary Consumers

US consumers, unaccustomed to falling prices for the past several years, were able to breathe a little bit easier last month as many necessities β€” from groceries to gasoline to car insurance β€” became cheaper. Even many discretionary goods and …

HHS Says UnitedHealth Can Notify Patients of Data Breach

U.S. healthcare providers can ask UnitedHealth Group to notify people whose data was exposed during a hack on the company’s Change Healthcare unit in February, according to an update on the health department’s website. The news comes as a relief …

Former Florida Fire Captain Charged With Padding Living Expenses on Citizens Claim

A retired south Florida fire captain has been arrested for insurance fraud, charged with vastly overstating the number of nights he was forced to stay in a resort hotel while his home was under repair. Florida’s chief financial officer said …

Hiscox Appoints Plymouth Rock’s Boyd to US CEO

Hiscox appointed Mary Boyd CEO of its U.S. business unit to replace Kevin Kerridge, who is stepping down after 30 years in the business. Boyd, who will join specialist insurer Hiscox on June 24, was CEO of Plymouth Rock Assurance’s …

People Moves: Ames & Gough Adds Risk Strategies’ McGrath and Markel’s Stanchina

Virginia-based specialty insurance broker Ames & Gough has appointed Kevin McGrath as a client executive and vice president focusing on design firm clients. Based in Boston, McGrath began his career in insurance in 2014, serving as claims manager with Beazley …

Elon Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss his lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of abandoning the startup’s original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and not for profit. Attorneys …

Insurance Helped 46,000 Indian Women Avoid Deadly Work During Heat Waves

In the city of Ahmedabad in western India, temperatures climbed above 43C (109F) every day between May 19 and May 25, creating deadly hot working conditions for many of the laborers who keep the local economy humming. For 40-year-old Lataben …

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