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California medical providers and their medical director have agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle allegations they submitted claims to healthcare programs and commercial insurers for services that weren’t provided or supervised. San Francisco-based Circle Medical Care of California, Circle Medical Technologies Inc., and their Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nicole Tsang, are paying the money to the United States and the state of California for violations of the federal False Claims Act and corresponding state statute, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Circle operates an online telehealth platform through which it offers mental health treatment and primary care medical services…

CRC Specialty Names Levy National ExecPro Leader Florence Levy CRC Group appointed Florence Levy as national ExecPro leader. She will lead the continued growth and development of CRC Specialty’s ExecPro practice. She will work closely with brokers, carrier partners, and company leadership. Levy has over 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex cyber, technology, and professional liability risks. She joined CRC in 2023 through the acquisition of INSUREtrust, where she served as executive vice president. Levy previously held senior leadership positions at several global brokerage firms. GEICO names David Chief Financial Officer GEICO announced that David Foy has been…

A coalition of civil rights groups on Tuesday asked a state judge to order one of New York’s largest suburban counties to stop its deployment of nearly 600 license plate readers, calling it a warrantless and “indiscriminate surveillance system” that violates the state constitution. The class action lawsuit also allegesw that Westchester County never got proper authorization to launch the program, which has amassed a database of 1.6 billion plate scans that has been shared with more than 50 outside law enforcement agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The complaint says the network “records the long-term travel patterns, daily…

Distinguished Programs, a national managing general agent (MGA) and insurance program manager, has expanded into the reinsurance market with the addition of Distinguished Reinsurance. The new platform has launched with its first group focused on property reinsurance, led by Frank DiPaola, who will take on the role of president, DistinguishedRe Property. Coverage is backed by Antares Reinsurance Co., a Bermuda-licensed reinsurer that is the reinsurance arm of the larger Antares Global insurance group, owned by QIC. The DistinginishedRe Property group offers a broad appetite for excess of loss facultative, semi-automatic and property treaty placements, with up to $50 million in…

A South Korean regulator fined the country’s largest e-commerce platform, owned by US-listed Coupang Inc., a record 624.7 billion won ($409 million) for a wide-ranging cyber-intrusion that escalated into a diplomatic tiff with the US. The Personal Information Protection Commission’s fine for Coupang Corp. — the company’s South Korean entity — is the biggest-ever levied by the country over a personal data breach. It easily surpasses the previous record of a 134.8 billion won penalty imposed on SK Telecom Co. just last year. Under Korean regulations, the regulator can impose fines of up to 3% of annual sales. “This incident…

The US Supreme Court shielded funds from some investor lawsuits, ruling that an 86-year-old federal statute doesn’t authorize shareholders to sue over bylaws and management decisions. Voting 6-3, the justices on Thursday blocked activist investors from suing 11 closed-end funds, including some affiliated with FS Credit Opportunities Corp. and BlackRock Inc. The suing investors, led by hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Master Fund, were seeking more control over the funds. The high court said the 1940 Investment Company Act doesn’t authorize private lawsuits for most violations, leaving enforcement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The ruling reverses…

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Re and Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Re Names Former Guy Carpenter Exec Fletcher as CEO of Bermuda Willis Re, an international reinsurance broker and unit of WTW, announced the appointment of John Fletcher as chief executive officer, Willis Re Bermuda, effective immediately. John Fletcher In this role, Fletcher will be responsible for leading Willis Re’s Bermuda platform, driving business growth and the continued development of an industry-leading team. He will oversee the execution and implementation of strategic plans aligned with the…

Corpus Christi’s impending water crisis — and delayed action by city leaders — has become an issue in the race for Texas governor, with Gov. Greg Abbott threatening a state takeover of the city and his Democratic opponent, Gina Hinojosa, criticizing his “strong-arm” approach. Frustration grew after the Corpus Christi City Council voted last week to again push back a decision on building an almost billion-dollar water treatment plant, even as projections show the coastal community facing mandatory water restrictions in early 2027. After the vote, the governor’s office didn’t hold back. “The moment for leadership arrived, but the Council…

When Elon Musk kicked off Tesla Inc.‘s quarterly earnings call in July 2025, robotaxis were top of mind. The carmaker had just launched its automated ride-hailing service several weeks earlier in Austin, to glowing early reviews from the hand-picked crop of initial riders. “We’ve already expanded our service area in Austin,” the chief executive officer said. Tesla was planning to grow further in the city and quickly spread to California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. “We’ll probably have autonomous ride-hailing in about half the population of the US by the end of the year.” Almost a year later, Tesla has just…

Union Bay Acquisition, an aggregator of insurance agencies, has acquired the assets of Arlington Agency, Inc., based in Livonia, Michigan. Terms were not disclosed. This is Union Bay’s eighteenth acquisition, and fifth in the state of Michigan. Arlington Agency offers auto, homeowners, business and life insurance products. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Union Bay Acquisition owns property-casualty insurance agent Union Bay Risk Advisors LLC, and acquires small insurance agencies in the Northeast and Midwest. Topics Mergers & Acquisitions Michigan Was this article valuable? Yes No Here are more articles you may enjoy. Interested in Mergers? Get automatic alerts for this topic.