A Seattle nursing home’s insurer has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a disabled woman who was sexually assaulted while in the facility’s care. Foss Home and Village agreed to settle the 2019 …
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The insurance industry nonprofit Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) gave insurance industry leaders an opportunity to talk about their philanthropic initiatives at a recent media event. Leaders from AIG, Amwins, AXA XL, EY, Lloyd’s a…
New York Digital Investment Group, an asset manager focused on bitcoin investments, has raised $100 million it will use to expand the use of bitcoin in insurance. The round comes just a month after announcing $200 million in new financing. …
Connecticut health officials are urging homeowners who rely on well water to have their systems checked for arsenic and uranium contamination. The advice comes as the result of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey released Tuesday that found almost &#…
Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July…
A judge in Maine has ruled that a woman who has impaired vision can go ahead with a claim against Uber, which she has said discriminated against her by refusing to allow her guide dog into a vehicle. The lawsuit …
Some LinkedIn data, including publicly viewable member profile, has been extracted and posted for sale, Microsoft Corp.’s professional networking site said based on an investigation. The incident was not a data breach and no private member accoun…
Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal is reached on compensation for related losses, the head of the canal’s authority said. “The ship is ready,” Osama Rabie …
China is reviving a sale of Dajia Insurance Group Co., the company that took over most of the operations of troubled Anbang Insurance Group Co., as the government seeks to turn the firm over to private investors, according to people …
Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Wessex Financial Inc. in Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Wessex Financial is an independent employee bene…
