Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants LLC in San Francisco, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ian Altman and his colleagues will continue to operate from their San Francisco location under the…
Agency Official Says Security Controls ‘Work’ Despite NSA Theft
The top U.S. counterintelligence official says secret government data is vulnerable to thieves, such as the National Security Agency insider accused of working undetected for 20 years to steal a large trove of classified material, even as he defends the…
Detroit Agrees to Pay $11 M in Water Damage Claims to 800 Residents
Months after two severe storms flooded basements on Detroit’s east side, the Michigan city’s water department has decided to pay the claims of all residents who aren’t suing it.
Arkansas Company Fined Nearly $125K for Repeat Workplace Hazards
Federal safety officials have cited Bekaert Corp. in Van Buren, Arkansas, after an employee suffered an amputation while trying to untangle moving wire at an Arkansas facility that manipulates and coats steel products. An inspection by Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Creating Enforceable Online Arbitration Agreements
Alison M. Crane, Esq.
Bledsoe Diestel Treppa & Crane LLP
San Francisco, CA
Beware of Artificial Intelligence: It Can Cause You Very Real Trouble
Beware of Artificial Intelligence: It Can Cause You Very Real Trouble – December 2022
Paul M. Finamore
Pressin Katz Law Firm, P.A.
Columbia, MD
Esure on track for full year growth says CEO
Top-line growth remains on track for the full year following continued growth in Q3 says Esure CEO Stuart Vann.
Newly Released GoPro Drones Recalled
GoPro only released its new $800 (no camera included) Karma drone two weeks ago¸ but the flying photo-taking device has already been recalled because some of them simply stopped working. GoPro announced Tuesday that after receiving reports that several newly launched devices have lost power it will recall some 2¸500…
Automated Cars, Trucks Threaten Professional Driver Jobs
Ronald De Feo has watched robots take factory jobs for years. Now he sees them threatening a new class of worker: People who drive for a living. “I am in Pittsburgh; it’s a test market for Uber’s autonomous vehicle,” says…
Brokers welcome Crawford’s Gallagher appointment
Brokers have welcomed the news of Charles Crawford’s appointment to UK operations director at Gallagher.