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Venbrook Group LLC named Awais Farooq chief claims officer. Farooq will oversee the company’s global claims operations. Farooq has nearly two decades of experience in claims. Before working for Venbrook, he was a senior vice president of strategy and transformation …
Via: Claims Journal
Palo Alto Networks opted not to tie China to a global cyberespionage campaign the firm exposed last week over concerns that the cybersecurity company or its clients could face retaliation from Beijing, according to two people familiar with the matter. …
Via: Claims Journal
Diagnosis‑related failures and medical treatment issues continue to drive the majority of cardiology malpractice claims, according to a new analysis. A review of 321 closed cases from 2010 to 2025 by The Doctors Company shows breakdowns in clinical judgment, communication …
Via: Claims Journal
Deutsche Bank AG has settled a lawsuit with Michele Foresti, a former manager who claimed he was wrongfully blamed for the Monte dei Paschi accounting scandal, the first of six similar cases to be resolved. “The parties have now resolved …
Via: Claims Journal
BMW is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars due to a potential fire hazard, the German premium carmaker said on Wednesday. The global recall is affecting a mid-six-figure number of cars, a BMW spokesperson said. Newspaper Bild earlier reported on …
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Climate center scientists are already seeing signs of decreasing strength in warmer ocean water and a weakening in atmospheric changes.
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The U.S. Department of Labor said it has settled with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to resolve multiple investigations into the company’s practices on mental health and substance use disorder services. The agreement resolves allegations that Kaiser failed to maintain adequate …
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For a few hours on Wednesday, the sleepy airport of El Paso, Texas, became a sudden flashpoint for confusion. Late Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a terse notice to pilots that airspace in the area would close — …
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Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, will hit more than 1 million paid weekly robotaxi rides in the US by the end of this year, according to co-Chief Executive Officer Tekedra Mawakana. “This is an inflection point,” Mawakana said Wednesday …
Via: Claims Journal
A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is making its way through California legislature. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Assemblymember Mike Gipson on Wednesday introduced Assembly Bill …
Via: Claims Journal