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Walmart, World’s Biggest Retailer, Will Curb Diversity Efforts

Insurance Journal

The world’s biggest retailer will no longer consider race and gender to boost diversity when … Walmart Inc. is reversing course on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of businesses retreating on DEI programs targeted by conservative activists.

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Beef Between Wholesale and Retail Agents Should Go to Trial, Court Finds

Insurance Journal

A federal judge has ruled that a wholesale insurance agent’s claim against a retail agent for allegedly misrepresenting the exposure of an insured regarding violations of the federal telemarketing law should proceed to trial. In a case with origins back …

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UK Retailer Tesco Loses Legal Battle Over ‘Fire and Rehire’ of Staff

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Shopworkers’ union Usdaw took legal action against Britain’s biggest retailer after Tesco sought to … Tesco was not entitled to terminate some employees’ contracts and offer to rehire them on less favorable terms, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

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Unison Risk Advisors Adds Avondale as First to Join Its Non-Retail Division

Insurance Journal

Unison Risk Advisors (URA) reports that Avondale Insurance Associates has joined the firm and is the first company to join URA’s non-retail division. Established in 2006, Avondale Insurance Associates is an excess and surplus lines underwriting management company across all …

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New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers

Insurance Journal

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add panic buttons in all New York State locations. Unions representing retail workers had pushed …

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Howden Buys Foresight in Japan, Names Gallagher’s Aibe as CEO of Japan Retail Unit

Insurance Journal

Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its launch into the Japanese retail insurance broking and captive consulting and management markets with the acquisition of Foresight Holdings Co. Also announced was the appointment of Takuya Aibe as CEO of …

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Retail workers hail New York’s new panic-button law

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But the bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, which requires a host of safety measures to address store-based crime, was opposed by key trade groups.

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