People Moves: Verisk Promotes White and Gregory; Alliant Hires Paul to Lead New Transportation Vertical
Verisk Promotes White and Gregory Verisk’s Property Claims Services (PCS), headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, named Harry White as the new head of commercial strategy and Ted Gregory as head of research and operations. White has been with Verisk …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 8:02 PM |
Trump Tariffs May Remain in Effect While Appeals Proceed, US Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs to remain in effect on Tuesday while it reviews a lower-court decision blocking them on grounds that he had exceeded his authority by imposing them. The decision by the …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 3:39 PM |
Uber Alleges Insurance Fraud Scheme in Florida as It Goes on Legal Offensive
Uber Technologies Inc. sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida, costing the rideshare giant “several million dollars” …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 3:35 PM |
Louisiana Bill Expands Lawsuits Against Out-of-State Abortion Providers
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure that targets out-of-state doctors and activists who prescribe, sell, or provide pregnancy-ending drugs to residents in the reliably red state where abortions are banned with few exceptions. Louisiana law already allows women to …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 3:30 PM |
Judge Dismisses Baldoni’s Defamation Suits Against Actress Lively, NY Times
A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit that actor and director Justin Baldoni filed against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him last year for sexual harassment and retaliation. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman’s …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 2:48 PM |
Whole Foods Supplier Hack Leaves Empty Shelves, Stalls Forklifts
United Natural Foods Inc., a grocery distributor for Amazon Inc.’s Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online by June 15 and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted its operations, leaving some store shelves barren of ice …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 2:47 PM |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Increases Stake in Lloyd’s Insurer Canopius
Canopius Group, the London-based specialty and property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (SFMI) has entered into an agreement to purchase an additional 21% equity stake, bringing its shareholding to 40%. This stake has been purchased …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 2:30 PM |
Ategrity Specialty Seeks $113.3 Million in IPO
Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings announced today the pricing of its expected initial public offering (IPO)of 6,666,667 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $17.00 per share. The aggregate gross proceeds to the company from the offering …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 2:24 PM |
Musician Conner Smith Fatally Struck a Pedestrian in Nashville. No Charges Yet
Country musician Conner Smith fatally hit a pedestrian while driving his truck in Nashville over the weekend, and he currently faces no charges as an investigation continues, police said. Metro Nashville Police said Smith, 24, hit Dorothy Dobbins, 77, Sunday …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 2:12 PM |
North Carolina Auto Rates to Rise for Second Time This Year After Agreement
North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5% average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry. The increase comes six months after lawmakers raised minimum auto liability …
POSTED JUNE 11, 2025 1:50 PM |