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Tropical Storm Dolly Becomes Fourth Named Atlantic Storm of 2020
Tropical Storm Dolly spun up southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the Atlantic's fourth named storm of 2020, marking the third-fastest start to a storm season in more than a century. The ...
High-End Home Insurance MGA Openly Raises $15M; Expansion Planned
Openly, an InsurTech managing general agency focused on high-end home insurance, has raised $15 million in new funding. Plans call for using the cash infusion to expand the fledgling startup into a ...
Immuta Raises $40M to Expand Reach of Automated Data Protection Tech
Immuta, a company whose technology automates the process of controlling, protecting and managing data, has raised $40 million in new venture capital financing. Plans call for using the money to fuel ...
Citing COVID-19 Concerns, APCIA Will Move 2020 Annual Meeting Online
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association plans to move its 2020 annual meeting online because of continued safety concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. APCIA President and CEO ...
Firefighters Battle Three Major Wildfires in Arizona
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the ...
Opinion: Coronavirus Lockdown Heightens Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone are undesired office encounters, business trips, ...
Executives On The Move at Erie Insurance, BHSI and Aon
Erie Insurance appointed a new chief investment officer. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance designated a new head of Claims in Germany. Aon promoted a veteran executive to the position of ...
Aging U.S. Dams + Extreme Weather = Disaster: CM Risk Alerts
Experts fear that aging U.S. dams may not be able to handle the extreme weather events associated with climate change. Scientists warn that some U.S. coastal cities could experience daily flooding by ...