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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff`s deputy is claiming he had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland`s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago, …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
From AI chatbots and insurance to tech burnout in the workplace to managing cybersecurity in e-commerce, Insuring Cyber Podcast listeners were all ears this year as the cyber landscape continued to evolve and impact insurance in new ways. These are &...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
The death toll from China’s worst earthquake since 2014 rose to more than 130 as the government sent a top official to oversee recovery efforts. Some 113 people were killed in mostly rural areas of Gansu province and another 18 …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Aon plc this morning said it has a $13.4 billion deal in place to purchase broker NFP to expand its middle-market segment. The purchase price will be funded by $7 billion in cash and $6.4 billion of Aon stock. Closing …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Toyota Motor’s Daihatsu unit will halt shipments of all of its vehicles, Japan’s biggest automaker said on Wednesday, after a safety scandal investigation found issues involving 64 models, including almost two dozen sold under Toyota̵...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Artificial intelligence programs can’t be named as an inventor for patents, the UK’s top court said in a crucial ruling that’s in line with decisions in the US and the European Union refusing to put machines on a near-equal footing...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
The cost of insuring vessels that will transit the Red Sea jumped again this week after mounting attacks in the region forced some ships to avoid the vital waterway, underscoring the need to secure an area that’s pivotal to global …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. agreed to begin court-supervised mediation with lower ranking creditors, including groups that blame the company for contributing to America’s opioid addiction crisis. The company, backed by senior lenders...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Tesla Inc has asked a U.S. judge to pause a federal agency’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of severe harassment of Black workers at its California assembly plant, saying two similar cases should play out first. Tesla, in a filing ̷...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors. Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf blowers. Wimberley, 65, ...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones` latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded to the relatives in lawsuits against Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
Crest Insurance Group promoted Tom Connell to agency president. Connell, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., joined the agency in 2012. He previously served as the agency’s senior vice president. He will also continue his role as a broker. Former presi...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
One person was found dead after an early morning explosion and fire at a hotel in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish-related tourism area, authorities said Monday. State police in Lancaster County said the blast was reported shortly after 2:30 a...
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain had …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures. More than 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain had …
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
The Texas Supreme Court said Friday it would not consider Republican megadonor Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit against former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke after a state appeals court dismissed it earlier this year. T...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, appointed Michael Tate to the newly created role of inland marine – head of product & underwriting. Tate will be based in Chicago, Ill. Before Aspen, Tate served as chief under...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
SLIDELL, La. (AP) – A drunken driver who fled after smashing into a Louisiana building left a debris trail that officers followed to find him at a bar, according to police. Police officers in Slidell were dispatched Saturday night to …
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in ea...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Comcast’s Xfinity has started notifying customers of a data breach that may have revealed information of nearly 36 million people, . Xfinity, Comcast’s brand for broadband, video and phone services, said in a notice that a routine cyberse...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Ame...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Robert Alan Agency, a New York-based retail insurance agency. Established in 1980 by Bob Carlucci, the Robert Alan Agency is headquartered in New City, with additional locati...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $60-$70 million fraud targeting no-fault automobile insurance companies in New York. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams reported that Bradley Pierre of Closter, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspirac...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
While only three hurricanes made landfall in the United States this year, rapidly intensifying hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans charted near the top of record lists in 2023. Each of the year’s major Atlantic hurricanes — Lee, Idali...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out holiday celebrations. Authoritie...
Posted: Dec 19, 2023