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AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed Jeanmarie Giordano as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, succeeding Libby Benet, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL Risk Advisory, its new business unit dedicated to prevention. Giordano joins AXA XL from Everest, where she most recently served as North […]

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A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communications, according to documents obtained by Human Rights Watch. The surveillance firm Circles offered tools …

Illegal cyber activities accounted for around a third of all crimes recorded in some Asian countries, with scams the most widespread and financially damaging, according to a new Interpol report. The global policing agency’s latest cyber threat assessment cited the …

A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace flawed tank cars that tend to rupture in a crash. The …

A Flint, Michigan man was charged last week in a criminal complaint with arson and other related offenses for setting fire to St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. According to the criminal complaint, …

The anti-referral provision in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law does not prevent a provider from referring a patient to a pharmacy in which the provider has a financial interest. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled 5-2 that the law’s prohibition on …

Two U.S. senators are asking the nation’s traffic safety regulator to examine Tesla’s self-published crash statistics for its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) driver-assistance system, following a Reuters investigation last month that found the EV maker was exaggerating its safety claims. Democratic …

Qatar Development Bank (QDB) and SACE S.p.A., Italy’s export credit agency and one of the world’s leading Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), signed an export credit reinsurance agreement. Signed on June 11, 2026, this agreement creates a framework for both institutions to facilitate collaborative export activities involving Qatari and Italian firms in third-country markets. This partnership […]

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Fenchurch Advisory Partners, an independent investment banking advisory firm, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Broadhaven Capital Partners. Fenchurch is dedicated exclusively to the financial services sector, with offices in London, New York and Paris. It provides independent advice to corporates and financial sponsors across insurance, asset and wealth […]

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A federal judge on Wednesday returned Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion settlement of Roundup lawsuits to Missouri state court, overruling the objections of some cancer victims who said the state court could not bind a nationwide class of people who allege …