The US Justice Department accused a British teenager on Thursday of engaging in a yearslong spree of cyberattacks that targeted 47 American organizations and netted more than $100 million in ransom payments. Thalha Jubair, 19, from London, participated in a conspiracy to commit computer fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in relation to at least […]
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Via Transportation Inc., the public transit software maker that went public last Friday, will partner with Waymo to launch autonomous shared rides in Arizona this fall. The program will start in Chandler, whose existing Flex service lets the public book cheap, shared shuttle rides via an app. It will offer some users the option to
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Hong Kong is facing a period of heavy rain and strong winds as two storms brew in warm tropical waters, with one system forecast to intensify into a super typhoon next week. A tropical depression is currently spinning in the South China Sea and tracking northwest toward the city, according to the local weather bureau.
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Bruce Griffin HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC), the U.S. carrier of international Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Bruce Griffin as head of casualty. Griffin is based out of HGIC’s Chicago headquarters. Griffin, who previously served as chief underwriting officer, U.S. casualty at Everest Insurance and developed its excess
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Is Steamboat Willie “For the people?” That’s a question that one of the largest personal injury law firms in the United States is asking a federal court in central Florida to decide. The law firm Morgan & Morgan, known for its tagline, “For the people,” in its ubiquitous television commercials, sued Disney on Wednesday in
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WalkerHughes Insurance announce the addition of Brady Benefits, a Fort Wayne-based Employee Benefits brokerage, to its growing Midwest platform. Brady Benefits, led by respected industry veteran Matt Brady, specializes in group health and ancillary benefits. The firm brings a strong reputation for service and deep relationships across the Fort Wayne community. Brady and his team,
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that it will delay implementation of updates to the U.S. government’s New Car Assessment Program finalized in December after a request by automakers. The agency last year said it was adding blind spot warning, blind spot intervention, lane-keeping assist and pedestrian automatic emergency braking and updating its
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A trial court said the insurance policy was ambiguous, allowing a commercial umbrella policy to supplement coverage in the deaths of five people killed by a drunken driver in 2019. But the Kentucky Supreme Court this week found that the Grange Insurance Co. exclusion was clear enough, limiting the extra payout in the liquor liability
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British insurance companies are paying £200 million ($270 million) to compensate motorists whose claims were underpaid, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday. Insurers including Direct Line Insurance Group Plc and Admiral Group Plc are getting in touch with about 270,000 affected customers, according to the watchdog. About £129 million has already been paid out.
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Rachel Gary XPT Specialty added Rachel Gary to its Pacific Northwest team in its Seattle, Washington office. Gary has more than two decades of insurance industry experience, previously serving a decade-long tenure at Hull & Company, where she progressed from underwriting associate to underwriter, developing knowledge in wholesale markets across the Pacific Northwest States. Her
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