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Sean Welch, senior vice president and chief claims officer of Amica Mutual Insurance Co., will retire at the end of the year after a 41-year career with the company, and Acel Silva will succeed Welch in the role effective Dec. …
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A coalition of major automakers urged U.S. lawmakers to permanently ban Chinese vehicles, citing the threats they pose to domestic economic and national security interests. In a letter to Democratic and Republican leadership of both the House of Representatives and …
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A unit of Thomson Reuters detected a cybersecurity incident in 11 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada on June 30 involving the company’s C-Track case management platform, according to a notice from the company on Wednesday and a …
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Lockton Insurance is among companies named in the NBA’s investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers’ circumvention of league salary cap rules to sign star Kawhi Leonard. Leonard and his then-business partner, Dennis Robertson, violated the league’s circumvention rules by pressuring …
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A federal judge in Alabama has likened State Farm to a gambler and warned that the insurer’s apparent strategy of trying to move claims litigation from state to federal court is a risky bet that might not be worth taking. …
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Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) London lawsuit brought on behalf of app developers over its app tracking rules, with the iPhone maker accused of abusing its power to unfairly impose greater restrictions on third parties. The lawsuit, …
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In late 2024, Elon Musk took the stage on a Hollywood studio lot to unveil the Cybercab, a vehicle with no steering wheel or foot pedals that he promised would revolutionize car travel across the country. Almost two years later, …
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A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a federal labor board ruling that said Starbucks broke the law by barring workers at a flagship Manhattan store with a “steampunk hipster vibe” from wearing t-shirts or multiple pins supporting a union. …
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OpenAI was hit with multiple lawsuits claiming the artificial intelligence company could have prevented a mass shooting in Canada earlier this year by informing law enforcement about the suspected killer’s messages with the popular chatbot ChatGPT. The complaints were filed …
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I started my career as a writer. Not an insurance professional. Not an adjuster. A writer. When I eventually took a chance on claims, I assumed I was changing careers completely. I was wrong. The more claims I handled, the …
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