A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in critical condition, according to hotel management and police on Maui. The explosion last week left a pile of debris at …
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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Taps Johnson From Travelers as Senior U/W, Transport and Logistics Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group …
Alphabet’s Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a U.S. educational technology company said in a lawsuit filed on Monday. Chegg, an online education company that …
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DoorDash Inc., the biggest food-delivery firm in the US by market share, agreed to pay New York couriers $16.8 million in back pay to resolve a state investigation into its payment practices. DoorDash used customer tips to subsidize base pay …
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A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers and the challenge of protecting them. Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, carried …
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Mid- and small-market businesses (SMBs) face a lot of the same big-picture challenges, but how they prioritize risk, spending, and solutions varies widely. According to Nationwide’s latest risk management survey, mid-market business owners are most concerned about economic and financial …
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The European Union is about to walk back significant chunks of planned ESG regulations, amid a barrage of complaints that such rules are becoming a dead weight hampering EU efforts to compete with the US and Asia. The European Commission, …
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Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Fuse Insurance, a Calgary-based, technology-driven commercial insurance brokerage. Founded in 2017, Fuse has built a strong reputation for managing complex risks in industries such as ecommerce, healthcare, …
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The Retail International division of the Talanx Group is selling its Ecuadorian entity HDI Seguros S.A. to Grupo Financiero Atlántida, a financial conglomerate from Honduras. The sale enables the Retail International division to consolidate its portfolio in Latin America and …
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CHARLESTON, SC., February 24, 2025 – We are pleased to announce that Robert (Rob) C. Johnson III, Executive Vice President of Commercial Lines, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Johnson & Johnson. Rob oversees the commercial lines …
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