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‘Pay-As-You-Go’ Workers Comp MGA Hourly Raises $27M
Workers compensation InsurTech Hourly has raised $27 million in a series A seed round. The platform lets employers with hourly workers run payroll, track time and attendance, and manage workers ...
Executives on the Move at Roamly, Verisk, MAPFRE USA
RV-focused InsurTech Roamly announced the appointment of Mary Heneen as chief commercial officer and Jessica Ballard as director of Claims. As CCO, Heneen will lead Roamly's insurance growth ...
Federal Investigators to Review FDA Response to Baby Formula Recall
Federal investigators have launched a review into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration properly inspected Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plant and how the agency oversaw the baby formula ...
FEMA Pushing for Stronger Building Codes Nationwide
On the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials announced a new initiative to modernize building codes across the country so that communities can be more resilient extreme ...
Executives on the Move at Chubb, The Hartford
Chubb Ltd. announced that Cheryl Krauss has been appointed senior vice president, Chubb Group and chief communications officer, effective June 6. She will be responsible for Chubb's corporate ...
U.S. Product Recalls Reach 10-Year High in Q1
Over 900 million units were recalled during the first quarter in the United States in the automotive, consumer products, food and drink, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, according to ...
Weather’s Unwanted Guest: Nasty La Nina Keeps Showing Up
Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in the western United States and more Atlantic hurricanes. It's becoming the nation's ...
Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems
A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some types of waste safe could be exploited by militants trying to ...