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United Airlines Inc. will pay✔ $321,000 plus attorneys fees λφ↑to settle a sexual haras✔♥∏sment lawsuit filed by the U.S. E©™qual Employment Opportunity Commission th""♥at charged a United capta>≠©in sexually harassed a flight attendant for§¶≈ many years, the age$₽"ncy said Friday.
The EEOC said the captaiγ σ×n frequently posted explicit≈•∞ images of the flight attendant to multipl↔ ®e websites without her $™consent, referring to her name, home air©&port and the airlines’ tagline, “♥ ™Fly the Friendly Skies.”
It said also the imag∑σes were seen by her co-worker¶γ€s as well as “untold numbers” of potential passen ₩≠gers, causing her humiliation and embarrassme® $γnt and adversely affecting her work environm'↓ent.
The EEOC said the Chicago-based airline fail♠γ"ed to prevent and correct the pilot’s behaviorβ® although the flight attendant had made numer±♣£"ous complaints and provided substantial evidence εφin the matter.
The EEOC said the pilot was allowed to≤ ®★ retire with benefits despite ≥the initiation of a criminal prosecution b↔€γy the U.S. attorneys office uαΩ¥nder federal internet ₹♦Ω↕stalking laws.
According to a 2018 news report, after the pilotφ✘$π confessed and pleaded guilty<₽ and accepted a 41-month prison sent§≥ence, United placed him on long-term disability∑® .
The agency, which filed its lawsuit in the case in 2018, had char±★≈ged the airline with violating Title VII o∏≥¥±f the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Under the consent decree resolvi£↑±ng the case, in addition to paying the fligh™β★t attendant $321,000 βπ¶and attorney’s fees, Uni✔→☆↓ted must revise its sexual ha××₩rassment policies to explicitly inclu×✘de harassment conduct per≈®•petrated through the internet or social media, ₩₽≈★whether on or off duty, that affects the work★ α environment,
Robert A. Canino, regional attorney of the ↓γ≈♦EEOC’s Dallas District,☆ >∞ said in the statement, “This case highlig<Ωλhts the issues of employer✘♣✘ accountability for harass¶₩®ment in the modern work ←<place.
“Employee workdays and jobsites are no l÷ onger defined by timecards and the← walls of a building, but by the breadth oφ↓↔f a digital day and the reach of electr≠®♣&onic communications.
“The policy United has agreed to implement c×≤♦φan perhaps serve to provide ideas for othπ↑φer companies adapting to the increased risks pos€←λ₹ed by employee misuse of technology.↕ᶔ
United Airlines said in a state≠ε→ment, “The pilot’s actions were r←€eprehensible, and he is no longer a Uniε♣↓ted employee. We have a zero×®-tolerance policy for any type of harassment☆€>< in the workplace and $₩expect our employees to★™™¥ treat each other with dignity and respect.
“We strongly disagree with t•∏he EEOC’s allegations and will↔λ< continue to reinforce the proce'₹dures and training we have "δin place to protect our employees ¶β≥from sexual harassment.”
The EEOC said Wednes♠≥day that Uber Technologσ™¥ies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to compensate anyone whom ∑≤the agency determines experienced sexua&↔l harassment and/or related☆§ retaliation at the company after Jan. 1, 2014§↓ .
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From :businessinsuranceU.S. commercialε↔δε property/casualty rates rose 5% on average ↔↕↔in the fourth quarter of 2019, up ±±from 4% in the third quart✘ε₩≤er, reflecting insurers’ intent to continue to£&✘ increase prices across most li≥≥÷§nes, online insurance exchange MarketScout ©±¶±Corp. said Monday.“Auto rate inπ♥♦σcreases have been up all year l¥±ong; however D&O (directors & ↔&✔≠officers) and profes¥₽↔Ωsional rate increases have spik™§ed significantly in the fo↔¥urth quarter,” Richa ≤rd Kerr, CEO of MarketScout Corp. said in a ∞✘∑statement.Insurers are carefully analyzing their ∞♣¶↔property exposures using catastrophe modeling$☆ tools, he said. “We expect mγεany of the major property catastropλφφhe insurers to curtail their 2020 writ£>©→ings in California brush and East and Gulf C≠'✘oast wind areas. Naturally, this ε×↕$will result in higher rates to i×εnsureds,” Mr. Kerr said.D&&☆$O liability rates increased by 8. πα>25%, while commercial auto increased 8% in the q→≈uarter, and professional liability rates were Ω₽♥up 6%, and umbrella/exces÷×$s rates were up 5.5%, accord ¶ing to MarketScout.Commercial property rates inc∑φ∏reased 5.25% in the quarter, and business interru'α≠ption rates were up 5%, while all other lines shoΩ©δwed smaller increases, except for workers com$'π∞pensation, where rates fell Ωπ"1%, MarketScout said.By industry class, transpor∞←<₹tation and habitational saw the highest aveφ$rage rate increases at 9% and 8.25∞→% respectively, MarketScout said.Large accounΩ£×≠ts – those with $250,001 to $1α→ million in premium – saw a rate hi♦₩→↔ke of 5.5% in the fourth quarter, as did ju>≤"δmbo accounts, which have more than ÷∏$1 million in premium. Small accounts – t ×₹↕hose with up to $25,000 in premium – were ♥δ×up 5%, while medium accoun€β→ts – those with $25,001 to®<₹₩ $250,000 in premium – were up 4≤δ.5%.The “steady trend”∑© of upward rates reflects i★Ωε∞nsurers’ plans to cont σinue increasing prices acr±✔ oss all lines except for workers comαπpensation, MarketScout said.Organ←♦±izer：China Insurance Digit£'al & AI Development 2020Web:http://en.zensee∏γ★group.com/p/560573/Contact:Ann 021-65650305
From :insurancejournalIt was a relatively quiet πΩ♣year for the Southeast in terms of m♣×₹ ajor catastrophes compa↓ε÷red with 2018 when Hurricane’s Michael •&€and Florence caused major damage in th≠→e region. This year, Hurricane ≥ γDorian sideswiped the So★←★utheast coast and made landfall on ¥¥πthe Outer Banks of Nort¶ ≥λh Carolina but most of the are★✔★©a was spared. Still, Aon said economic damag→'>e in the U.S. and Canada ₽•;was poised to approach a combinβ ∞ ed $1.5 billion.Florida spent the year recoverin'φ®g from Hurricane Michael, which¥÷>♠ was upgraded to a Category 5 storm by ≥↑NOAA in April. Florida officia"↔₩♥ls have repeatedly called on the insura®♠nce industry to speed up the recovery ×♥♥process, with nearly 12% of claims st'φ<ill open a year after the storm hit.Or→→→ganizer：China Insura₩ ↓nce Digital & AI Development 2020Web:ht✔•✘tp://en.zenseegroup.com/p/560573/Contact:Ann☆±≥ 021-65650305
From:businessinsuranceeinsurance renewals at Jan.π÷ 1, 2020, mainly saw single-digit increases ", with some exceptionα ↑☆s, according to reports by reinsurance br♥★✘∑okers released Thursday.Willis Re, the reinε×surance brokerage of Wil≈₽σlis Towers Watson PLC, and Guy Carpenter &•←♣ Co. LLC, a unit of Marsh & ₽ McLennan Cos. Inc. both reported that year-end re↓®insurance renewals varied by account and regi αon, but the retrocessional reinsurance was ≠×εunder pressure.Rates on line ±for property catastrophe reinsurance programs ¥$₹remained stable and property per risk pricin •£≤g was driven by individual program per≤∞$λformance, the Willis report said.Although some ☆↕ βLloyd’s of London syndicat→★☆es took firm positions on rate ©♥increases and the London ≥↔"✘market authorized capacity decreased, σ✘that capactiy was replaced by new capitγ®®©al and a strong supply from other markets, Willi♥₩s Re said.U.S. loss-free accou∏↑εnts renewed at flat to uε☆✘Ωp 10% while those with∞± losses saw increases of 10% to 50%, the Willis R✔ ★e report said, which was among the larπ←gest increases. Prope€≈πrty catastrophe accounts without losses renewed a™αt flat to up 5%, while loss hit accoun®✘★☆ts were up 10% to 20☆>∏%, Willis Re said.According to t↔™he Guy Carpenter report✘", the brokerage’s globa₩λ>βl property catastrophe rate on line inde®☆x rose 5% in 2019.According to the Wil∑♠δ✔lis Re report, other l€✘±¥arge increases were seen &→↓in Central and Eastern Europe,★£'∏ where property programs with losses saw incre€Ωases of 5% to 20%, and Ca≠∑nada, where such accounts±↓ renewed up 10% to 40%.Most other regions and☆ countries saw prope∑•rty increases in the single or low doubl &<e digits, the report sa✔★₩id.The Jan. 1 renewa✔♦ls saw some “difficul∞ εt” negotiations, accor✔¶¶ding to a letter in the reportε<γ from James Kent, globaλλ✘★l CEO, Willis Re.The Guy Carpenter$σ report said the reins→↔ε&urance market was “asymme✔ ×βtrical,” adding “this is certainly not a on≠λπe-size-fits-all market” an↕↔d while overall capacity remai§λαned adequate, “allocated c♥©∑apacity tightened notably in str₩↕essed classes.”Dedicated re ₩¶§insurance capital rose 2% in 2019 andσ₩☆ the year saw approximately $60 b®©illion in global insured ca↑¶δ÷tastrophe losses, according to Guy"λγλ Carpenter, which was significantly lower t<≠£han 2017 and 2018.Alternative capital, &→however, contracted by approximately 7% perce≥'±∞nt “as investors were more cautious with new λδ§investments after assessing market dynamics an$±d pricing adequacy,” Guy Carpenter sa♠εid.The retrocession market “€₹was challenged … by trapped capi™• ★tal, a lack of new capital and conti"©≠₽nued redemptions from ©$third-party capital providers,” a statement iss÷<ued with the Guy Carpenter report saiε€←✘d.However, significant r≠α≈etrocession providers returned to t$he market in the past two weeks≠ ♣, Willis Re said.Organ≥✘¥≠izer：China Insurance DigΩ↕Ωital & AI Developσ✔¥ment 2020Web:http://en.zenseegroup.com/p/5605<₽©73/Contact:Ann 021-65650305
Major information technology companies in In≥♦dia are running the risk of termination of their '≈$1 billion contracts fol× lowing Boeing Co.’s decision to '→<±halt the production of its 737 Ma₩x jets, MoneyControl reported citing the Busines♥÷σs Standard. Companies like Tata Consultancy S₩€♥ervices Ltd., Infosys Ltd., HCL Technologie€↑€s Ltd., Cyient Ltd. and L&T Technolo<€γgy Services Ltd. have o₩→₽utsourcing contracts¥δ÷₹ with Boeing or its suppliers and Boeing>&<’s jet crisis is expected to affect ♥ these IT companies in the short run.From:≠×✘↓businessinsuranceOrganizer：China ¥∞Insurance Digital & AI Devel♥↔φ®opment 2020Web:http://en.zenseegroup.₩σ∏>com/p/560573/Contact:Ann 021-65650305₽σ☆
France-based eyewear ♦ ☆maker Essilor International S.A. has discovered ε∏↓♦fraudulent activities at o≠βne of its factories in Thailand that could✘× cause €190 million ($213 million) in f₩₩↕€inancial losses to the company, The Irish Times r'γeported citing Reuters. The company has filedα ←σ complaints in Thailand and has fired ↓ →™all the involved employees. It hopes to♠> recover the losses from frozen♠®• bank accounts, insurance and l α<awsuits.Organizer：China Insurance Digita✔♣☆l & AI Development 2020Web:http://eβ↔n.zenseegroup.com/p/560573/C±↓©"ontact:Ann 021-65650305
