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Nationwide Survey Finds Distracted Driving Still an Issue
A recent survey of passenger car and commercial drivers finds that distracted driving is still a significant safety issue, according to a report from Nationwide. The latest driving behaviors survey ...
Car Shipper Estimates $10M Loss From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Norwegian car shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen estimates a $5 million to $10 million hit to core earnings from last week's U.S. Baltimore bridge collapse and expects the key ship channel to be ...
Cardinals Ordered to Pay Former Executive Nearly $3M in Damages for Defamation
An NFL arbitrator ordered the Arizona Cardinals to pay nearly $3 million to former team executive Terry McDonough for making "false and defamatory" statements about him to the media. Jeffrey Mishkin, ...
Ship Owner in Bridge Collapse Seeks to Limit Its Liability
The owner of the ship that rammed into a bridge in Baltimore last week, killing six workers and throwing the eastern U.S. transportation network into chaos, is seeking to limit its liability to about ...
Worst Taiwan Quake in 25 Years Kills at Least 7 With Dozens Injured
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century leveled dozens of buildings on the eastern side of the island, killing at least seven people and disrupting semiconductor production at some of the ...
Swiss Re Names Berger as Group CEO, Succeeding Mumenthaler
Swiss Re announced that Andreas Berger will become group chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2024, taking over from Christian Mumenthaler, who will step down. "The board unanimously determined ...
Spinnaker Veterans Launch Fronting Startup Emerald Bay With Backing From Bain Capital
Emerald Bay Risk Solutions has launched as a property/casualty insurance fronting carrier, backed by Bain Capital Insurance and headed by a group of insurance veterans who have fronting experience. ...
Farmers Names Allstate Veteran as Chief Financial Officer
Farmers Insurance on Monday announced the appointment of John Griek as chief financial officer for Farmers Group Inc., effective April 1. He will report to CEO Raul Vargas. Maïté Irakoze Baur had ...