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EEOC Civil Rights Suit Accuses New York Pizzeria of Harassing Transgender Cook

T C Wheelers, Inc., which operates T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria in Tonawanda, New York, violated federal law when management and employees harassed an employee because of his gender identity, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has alleged in a …

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Headed to Federal Appeals Court

Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge’s decision to uphold the confirmation of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America. In an emergency motion filed Friday, attorneys for non-settling insurers asked U. …

Lawsuit: Celebrity-Friendly Washington Church Required Workers to Tithe

A Seattle, Washington-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some of their earnings back to the religious organization or …

New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out

Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting …

Registry Worker Pleads Guilty to Taking Money in Driver’s License Scam

A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to accepting money in exchange for agreeing to issue passing learner’s permit test scores to applicants regardless of whether they actually passed. U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins reported that Mia Cox-Johnson, a former manager …

Markets/Coverages: Beazley Updates Primary U.S. Public D&O Offering

Specialist insurer Beazley has announced a refreshed Primary U.S. Public D&O wording, available both in the London Market and on a Surplus Lines basis in the U.S. Beazley said it has taken the step to simplify their wording, which includes …

People Moves: Chubb’s O’Brien Named CRO, Ringsted to Lead Digital Business; Azzolino to Head The Hartford’s Global Specialty Digital Solutions

Chubb Limited announced that Frances O’Brien has been appointed executive vice president, Chubb Group, and chief risk officer, effective April 1. O’Brien was senior vice president, Chubb Group, and deputy chief risk officer, a position she held since January 2022. …

Gallagher’s Pen Enters Specialist Marine Market With Purchase of Tay River Holdings

Pen Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent and Arthur J. Gallagher subsidiary, announced it has acquired Tay River Holdings Ltd., which include its wholly owned marine specialist subsidiaries Vessel Protect, Trafalgar Marine Trades and BMM Ports & Terminals for an …

Nine People Killed in Tennessee in Powerful Tornado System that Hit Region

Nine people died in Tennessee’s McNairy County, east of Memphis, in the same deadly storm system that pounded parts of Arkansas and Illinois, according to Patrick Sheehan, director the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. “The majority of the damage has been …

Executives of Alabama-based Austal Shipbuilding Accused of Inflating Earnings

Three current and former former executives of a shipbuilder that constructs vessels for the U.S. Navy have been indicted on accounting fraud charges accusing them of falsely inflating the company’s reported earnings, federal prosecutors said. Craig Perciavalle, 52, Joseph Runkel, …

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