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Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa. Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will underwrite insurance and reinsurance risks in South Africa and neighboring countries, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 12:14 PM |
US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to isolate Nicolás Maduro’s government further complicates day-to-day operations for foreign oil companies in Venezuela, experts say. On Monday, the administration designated Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization that it says is …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 11:42 AM |
Poland Expects Russia to Escalate Sabotage After Rail Explosion
Poland’s deputy prime minister said he expects Russia to escalate its sabotage activities in the country following an explosion on a busy rail route to Ukraine for which authorities blame Moscow. Krzysztof Gawkowski told Bloomberg News that the NATO member’s …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 10:33 AM |
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Goes Out Like a Lamb
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season was marked by contrasts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). From intense bursts of activity to relative calm, the season will end on November 30 with activity falling within the agency’s predicted …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:53 AM |
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to shield the billionaire chief executive officer from personal …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:37 AM |
Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary
Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s valuation testimony, a federal appeals court …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:01 AM |
New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
People Moves: NFP Names Gillingham President, Commercial Risk, and Mahoney Head of Programs, Totalis Program Underwriters
NFP named Tom Gillingham president, commercial risk, expanding his executive leadership across NFP’s commercial property/casualty programs and wholesale businesses. Based in Seattle, Washington, Gillingham joined NFP in 2017 as part of NFP’s acquisition of EverGuard Insurance Services Inc. Since 2020, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
He Built A Nursing Home Empire Despite California State Investigations. Now, Lawsuits Are Piling Up
In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
How E-Commerce Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries
Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that roughly one-in-three New Yorkers receives …
POSTED NOVEMBER 26, 2025 6:00 AM |
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