Typhoon Jebi Makes Landfall in Japan as Strongest Storm to Hit Country in 25 Years

Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday, the strongest tropical cyclone to come ashore in Japan in 25 years, and has picked up speed as it bears down on one of Japan’s most densely populated areas. The storm …

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Accident Report Confirms Apple Still in Autonomous Car Race

An Apple Inc. self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company said in an accident report posted on Friday that confirmed the iPhone maker is still in the race …

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Max Services, Thomas H. Wetzel Associates to Offer ‘Conversational’ Commerce Suite

Max Services Inc. and Thomas H. Wetzel Associates have partnered with LivePerson, Inc., a global provider of conversational commerce products, to provide insurers, independent agencies, and agents an enterprise-level option to communicate with their customers via websites, SMS, mobile apps, …

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2018 Deadliest Year for North Carolina Boating Accidents in 2 Decades

North Carolina’s Wildlife Commission says 29 people have died in boating accidents this year, making it the deadliest in the past 20 years. Commission officials tell the Asheville Citizen-Times that victims weren’t wearing life jackets in 23 of those deaths. …

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EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Glassford to Energy Practice in Alabama

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added attorney Jeremy Glassford to the firm’s Birmingham, Ala.-based National Energy Construction practice as a senior client executive, reporting to EPIC Managing Principal Crawford McInnis. Glassford will be involved in all aspects of new …

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Tropical Storm Gordon Looks to Become Hurricane Tuesday

Tropical Storm Gordon will grow into a hurricane as it grazes offshore natural gas and oil fields, where it has already sparked evacuations, before coming ashore somewhere along the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline early Wednesday. Gordon, with top winds of …

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New York Approves AXA Acquisition of XL Group

France’s AXA Group moved a step closer to closing on its acquisition of XL Group as Nw York insurance regulators have given their approval of the deal. New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Friday announced it had approved …

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