Jodi M. Swartz Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, headquartered in Towson, Maryland, named Jodi M. Swartz as the company’s senior vice president and chief growth officer. Swartz has more than 20 years of C-suite and leadership experience, most recently serving as senior vice president, marketing and communications for PayScale. Previous roles include vice president, growth marketing…
A Jewish former employee of Intel has resolved his lawsuit accusing the chipmaker of firing him after he complained about an openly antisemitic supervisor, the former employee’s lawyer said on Thursday. Lawyers for Intel and the anonymous plaintiff John Doe, a former vice president of engineering and onetime Israel Defense Forces soldier, dismissed the case…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful mistake. In December 2023, Murray delivered a healthy baby boy. But she also knew immediately that it didn’t develop from one of…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint. The FBI complaint doesn’t name the athletes, but lists burglaries already made public involving the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and…
Tesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort, particularly at low speeds, potentially raising the risk of a crash. The recall follows a more than one-year-long probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after some Tesla…
The Georgia Office of insurance commissioner will hold a hearing March 20 on new rules regarding fire safety, including the storage of lithium-ion batteries, as well as new permitting rules for mobile homes. The first set of rules would bring a number of changes to Georgia’s fire code. Among other revisions, the regulations would allow…
Price Forbes, the London-based broker, has announced three key appointments in Turkey and a rebranding of its local business. Gökçen Süer has been named chairman & CEO of Price Forbes Turkey while Ali Arısoy was appointed chief broking officer and Ercan Eryaşar has become chief sales officer. Gökçen Süer Gökçen Süer brings more than 25…
Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and are therefore not protected by copyright, Germany’s highest civil court ruled on Thursday. The Federal Court of Justice dismissed a lawsuit brought by the German company, which had sought to prevent competitors, such as…
The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection. A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S. P/C insurers posted an underwriting loss of $2.6 billion in 2024 – a large improvement over the underwriting loss of $24.6…
As Texas’ major urban areas grapple with a glut of vacant offices, state lawmakers may make it easier to transform empty office and commercial space into dwellings. A bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, would effectively allow owners of struggling office properties in the state’s largest cities to convert that space into…