Latest Apple Headlines

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China Urges Greater Attention to Safety at iPad Factory After Blast

May 25 2011 // China asked Foxconn Technology Group and other Taiwanese firms to pay more attention to safety, after a deadly blast at a Chinese factory making iPads for Apple.Production in parts of the plant in the southwestern Chinese...

Apple, Google to Face Lawmakers on Privacy Issues

May 9 2011 // Tech companies such as Apple and Google are hoping the tracks of millions of mobile device users will lead to billions of dollars in revenue.But where they see dollar signs, lawmakers see red flags. The revelation last...

Supply Chain Concerns Grow as Japan Lacks Parts, Power, People

Mar 18 2011 // From Apple’s new iPad to Chevrolet pick-ups and many of the world’s airplane kitchens, concern is spreading down the global manufacturing supply chain about the impact from Japan’s earthquake last...

Insurer Sues Apple Over Connecticut House Fire

Dec 2 2010 // Great Northern Insurance is suing electronics firm Apple, claiming that a faulty laptop charger for one of its computers triggered a massive house fire in Central Connecticut.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Hartford...

North Carolina Apple Farmers Like Better Crop Insurance

Sep 10 2010 // North Carolina apple growers say they are happy to learn about proposed changes in federal crop insurance that would better protect them from a catastrophic loss.The Times-News of Hendersonville reported about two dozen...

Does iPhone Insurance Cost Too Much?

Jul 1 2010 // Absent-minded iPhone users can now insure their devices against loss or accidents. But with a $12 monthly fee and a $199 deductible for the latest model, it might make more sense to just learn to be careful.Asurion, an...

From the Big Apple to the Corn State

Oct 8 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...

From the Big Apple to the Corn State

Sep 24 2007 // From the executive office of the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Companies on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City, Warren Heck, chairman and chief executive officer, can see Illinois.“It’s fantastic,...

Apple Fined for Selling Contracts Without Wash. License

Jun 15 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler levied a $100,000 fine against Apple Computer Inc. for selling service contracts from 2000 to 2004 without registering as a service contract provider. “If a consumer...

Big ‘I’ Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple

Sep 5 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America will convene in New York City this month for their annual national convention, Sept. 10-12. Just as agents and brokers prepare to discuss the challenges of mergers...

Big ‘I’ Fields Busy Agenda at Annual Meeting in Big Apple

Sep 5 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America will convene in New York City this month for their annual national convention, Sept. 10-12. Just as agents and brokers prepare to discuss the challenges of mergers...

Sen. Clinton, Bipartisan Coalition Ask USDA to Improve Apple Crop Insurance

Jun 3 2004 // New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined with her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan campaign to improve crop insurance coverage for all apple growers in New York and across the country.In a letter to Agriculture...

Golden Apple Appoints London Broker

Dec 23 2002 // Miami-based Golden Apple Holding Company (GAHC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Navigator Ventures Inc. appointed Ballantyne McKean & Sullivan Ltd. (BMS) as lead broker of record to secure reinsurance for Golden...

Golden Apple Withdraws Bid for Universal

Dec 17 2002 // Golden Apple Holding Company (GAHC), based in Miami, officially withdrew its proposal for the acquisition of Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., also headquartered in Florida. GAHC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Navigator...

Universal Insurance Holdings Lukewarm to Golden Apple’s Proposed Acquisition

Nov 21 2002 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. of Miami received correspondence regarding a proposed takeover by Golden Apple Holding Company, a subsidiary of Navigator Ventures Inc. (OTCBB:NVGV), that reportedly seeks to acquire all...

Golden Apple May Acquire Universal

Nov 19 2002 // Florida-based Golden Apple Holding Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navigator Ventures Inc., offered to enter into a ninety day period of exclusive discussion with the Board of Directors of Universal Insurance...

One Apple Didn’t Fall Far From the Tree

Apr 9 2001 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low ordered the revocation of the licenses and licensing rights, effective April 13, of Jack Hagop Printsian and his son Ara Kaspar Printsian. The two Santa Clarita brokers were...

NY High Court Grants Summary Judgement in

Aug 9 2000 // The Supreme Court of New York recently granted summary judgement in favor of New York Apple Tours Inc. by ruling that the company’s former insurer, TRM International Inc., had wrongfully and unlawfully cancelled NY...