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Final Briefs Filed in Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Department of Insurance Over Pay-to-Play Records, Says Consumer Watchdog

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act ("CPRA") lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance. The CPRA suit alleges that Lara and the Department failed to search for and produce records related to a pay-to-play scandal involving insurance companies with business pending before the agency.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog filed its final briefs in a California Public Records Act ("CPRA") lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance.
  • According to Consumer Watchdog's Reply Brief,
    "[Department Special Counsel] Bryant Henley personally met with Respondent Lara to search Lara's computer and devices .
  • As explained in Consumer Watchdog's Opening Brief filed on July 5, 2022, Commissioner Lara had initially pledged not to accept insurance company contributions.
  • Without other recourse, Consumer Watchdog filed a public records lawsuit, asking the court to require the Department to search for and produce all responsive records.

Agility Completes £763 Million Acquisition of Menzies Aviation

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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KUWAIT CITY, Aug 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agility, a supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation company, announced that it has finalized its acquisition of UK-based John Menzies PLC and will combine the business with its National Aviation Services (NAS) business to create a world leader in aviation services in 58 countries.

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  • Once integrated, the combined company will operate as Menzies Aviation and will be the world's largest aviation services company by number of countries and second largest by number of airports served.
  • Operating as Menzies Aviation, the combined company will provide air cargo services, fuel services and ground services at airports on six continents.
  • Agility Vice Chairman Tarek Sultan said, "This is a new chapter for Agility, Menzies, and NAS.
  • The deal values Menzies at approximately 571 million on a fully diluted basis and approximately 763 million on an enterprise value basis.

Opening Brief Filed in Public Records Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Agency Over Pay-to-Play Records Trial Set for September 2nd

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog filed its Opening Brief in a California Public Records Act ("CPRA") lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog filed its Opening Brief in a California Public Records Act ("CPRA") lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance.
  • Shortly after, Applied's president, Steven Menzies, requested that Commissioner Lara intervene in proceedings at the Department involving Applied.
  • Menzies also stood to gain if Commissioner Lara approved his purchase of Applied's subsidiary, California Insurance Company ("CIC").
  • Without recourse, Consumer Watchdog filed a public records lawsuit asking the court to require the Department to search for and produce all responsive records.

OneStream Partners with Menzies Aviation to Streamline Financial Processes

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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OneStream , a corporate performance management (CPM) vendor, is partnering with Menzies Aviation to streamline and unify the companys global consolidations processes.

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  • OneStream , a corporate performance management (CPM) vendor, is partnering with Menzies Aviation to streamline and unify the companys global consolidations processes.
  • OneStream was selected as the best solution to modernize Menzies approach to CPM.
  • With operations on six continents, we were looking for a new system to streamline and unify our financial processes on a global scale, said Christopher Devaney, Vice President Group Finance at Menzies Aviation.
  • We are honored to partner with Menzies Aviation to transform their financial processes, said John Williams, Named Account Manager at OneStream.

Drake Software Announces Interim CEO

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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This is the first of many planned investments that will be overseen by interim Chief Executive Officer Euan Menzies.

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  • This is the first of many planned investments that will be overseen by interim Chief Executive Officer Euan Menzies.
  • "By investing in our people and in product development, we will ensure Drake continues to delight customers while also providing future innovation.
  • Most notably, Menzies served for more than 10 years as the CEO of Vertafore, a leading provider of software solutions to insurance agents and brokers.
  • For more than 40 years, Drake has provided tax professionals with fast, reliable software to run successful tax practices and serve their clients' tax filing needs.