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Stellantis announced a $13 billion investment in the U.S. on Tuesday, a move it said will bring five new models to the market and add 5,000 jobs in plants across the Midwest over the next four years. The plan, which …
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A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said. The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known, …
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Michael Platt’s investment firm BlueCrest Capital Management will pay out $101 million to investors after U.K. regulators said it failed to manage conflicts of interest over an internal investment fund. BlueCrest and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority have been grappling …
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General Motors said on Tuesday it would take a $1.6 billion charge in the third quarter as it reshapes its electric vehicle strategy following the scrapping of a key federal incentive that is likely to dampen demand. GM’s disclosure is …
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At least six property insurers in Florida have opened a new front in their battle against public claims adjusters – policy endorsements that strongly discourage property owners’ use of public adjusters altogether. And the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters …
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The U.K. urged corporate bosses to protect their businesses against cyberattacks, after a spate of high-profile incidents targeting companies that it said represent just a fraction of the known threats.
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There’s something fundamentally American about the freedom to get in your car and drive. Driving is self-determination. The liberty to set your own course. The power to move under your own willpower, whether for duty or sheer pleasure. Despite some …
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ICW Group Insurance Companies named Lynn Moretti chief claims officer. Moretti will oversee the company’s claims operations nationwide. Moretti previously served as chief claims officer for AmTrust Specialty, managing international claims operations in the U.K. and European Union. She has …
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Weak artificial intelligence governance practices pose a growing risk of data breaches, warns a report published by Moody’s Ratings. Large numbers of companies and organizations “have no rules in place to govern the safe use of new artificial intelligence (AI) …
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A North Carolina woman has been busy over the last three years, illegally obtaining weight-loss medication, administering it to people, and defrauding insurance companies of more than $87,400, the state department of insurance alleges. Heather Ann Robinson, 37, of Kenly, …
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