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PwC Pays $166 Million to Settle HK Evergrande Audit Probe

2 days 19 hours ago
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agreed to pay HK$1.3 billion ($166 million) in fines and compensation to settle investigations into its auditing work for the collapsed property giant China Evergrande Group. Hong Kong’s Accounting and Financial Reporting Council also imposed a six-month suspension …
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People Moves: Goldie to Oversee Nationwide’s Management Liability, Cyber Teams; Former FIO & NAIC Exec. Joins The Council; Smallcombe Appointed CUO, Ascot US

3 days ago
Bobbie Goldie to Oversee Nationwide’s Private Company Management Liability, Cyber Liability Teams Nationwide is tapping insurance industry veteran Bobbie Goldie to oversee the insurance and financial services company’s private company management liability and cyber liability teams. She’ll assume that role …

Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO of Bankrupt AI Company Charged With Fraud

3 days ago
The former chief executive and chief financial officer of iLearningEngines, which provided AI-driven business automation technology, were indicted on charges they defrauded investors and lenders by fabricating “virtually all” of the now-bankrupt company’s customer relationships and revenue. Former CEO Puthugramam …
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World Insurance Buys Long Island Agency

3 days 11 hours ago
World Insurance Associates LLC reports that it acquired the business of Baldon Insurance Group of Patchogue, New York. Terms of the January 1, 2026 transaction were not disclosed. Baldon, which was established in 2000, is a Long Island independent agency …

Texas AG Sues Kratom Retailers for Deceptive Marketing

3 days 12 hours ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against two California-based online kratom retailers for deceptively marketing and selling synthetic kratom products and adulterated products that are up to 96% 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”). According to the lawsuit, that is nearly fifty …

Nebraska Faces Urgent Task of Reversing Job Loss Trend

3 days 13 hours ago
Not long ago, Nebraska’s growth was quite literally a national cover story. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts soared through the air wearing skis and goggles on the Olympic-themed March 2018 cover of Site Selection, an economic development industry magazine. The cartoon …
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Newell Succeeds Founder Eknoian as World Insurance CEO

4 days 11 hours ago
Brokerage World Insurance Associates announced John Newell will become chief executive officer, succeeding founder and long-time CEO Rich Eknoian. Most recently, Newell was chief commercial officer at Newfront, a technology-enabled specialty brokerage platform. There, he led business units across insurance, …