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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned a jury’s $10 million verdict in favor of a worker’s widow for his asbestos exposures, ruling that the case lacked proof regarding the company’s workers compensation insurance coverage at the time.

Sometimes risk management means fancy safety equipment. Sometimes it’s an elaborate insurance policy. But, in the case of a glaring misspelling on an interstate sign in Philadelphia, it was just a matter of spellcheck.

Willis Towers Watson PLC said Tuesday it has recruited former Aon PLC executives Heather Mann, Larry Trombino and Jeanette Younger to the financial institutions and professional services industry division within Corporate Risk and Broking, North America.

TWFG disclosed a nearly 27% jump in annual net profit Monday, according to the filing for its initial public offering.

Cargo thieves are changing tactics as supply chains have digitized, making it critical for companies to implement multiple security layers to prevent losses, experts say.

Willis Towers Watson PLC said Monday it hired former Aon PLC reinsurance leader Tia Wilson as deputy regional leader and global client advocate within Corporate Risk and Broking, North America.

A California appeals court ruled Friday that an electronic health record software developer cannot use its directors and officers liability insurance to cover a $145 million settlement it reached with the U.S. Department of Justice in January 2020.

PCF Insurance Services, based in Lehi, Utah, Monday said it had acquired four brokerages, one each in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Mississippi and Iowa.

A.M. Best Co. Inc. is assigning a stable outlook for the global cyber insurance segment, the ratings agency said in a report Monday.

California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an indoor heat standard to protect indoor workers from heat illness, the Department of Industrial Relations said Friday.

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. on Monday named Todd Link, formerly with Beacon Capital Partners LLC, as chief financial officer, effective immediately.