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• They expand our agility and technology-centric knowledge in key areas and complement our strong existing team at Orion180,” says Kenneth Gregg, CEO and founder of Orion180.
• “These appointments signal our preparedness to compete in multiple lines of personal and commercial insurance as we look to expand nationally.”
  Mohammad Javanbarg, SVP of specialty risk, joined Orion180 to customize and enhance Orion180's view of modeled and non-modeled catastrophe risks, and develop innovative specialty insurance solutions.
• Malcolm Tsung, VP of product management, commercial lines, joined Orion180 to spearhead the development of Orion180’s commercial lines products.
• Before joining Orion180, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, he served as director, commercial insurance vertical.

• AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” (Excellent) of Atradius Crédito y Caución S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros (ACyC) (Spain), Atradius Reinsurance Designated Activity Company (ARe) (Ireland), Atradius Trade Credit Insurance, Inc. (ATCI) (U.S.) and Atradius Seguros de Crédito, S.A. (Atradius Mexico) (Mexico), which are the main operating subsidiaries of non-operating holding company Atradius N.V. (Atradius) (Netherlands).
• The ratings reflect Atradius’ balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favourable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
• For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best’s Credit Ratings .
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• But this animosity seems to have more to do with tribal loyalty than liberal-versus-conservative disagreements about policy.
• Liberal Democrats are on the left, conservative Republicans on the right, and a small sliver of moderate independents are in the middle.
• But political scientists like us have long argued that a line is a bad metaphor for how Americans think about politics.
• Recently, some political scientists have argued that views on racial issues represent a third “dimension” in American politics.

A new picture of American politics

• In our new article in Sociological Inquiry, we analyzed public opinion data from 2004 to 2020 to develop a more nuanced picture of American political attitudes.
• Our aim was to do a better job of figuring out what Americans actually think about politics, including policies related to race and racism.
• Many have very strong views on certain issues, but can’t be pigeonholed as being on the left or right in general.
• Picture, for instance, those voters in 2016 who were attracted to both Bernie Sanders’ economic populism and Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants.

Five groups – but only two parties

• These three groups of Americans have a difficult time fitting in with either of the two major parties in the U.S.
• Seeing Americans as divided into these five groups – as opposed to polarized between the left and right – shows that both political parties are competing for coalitions of voters with different combinations of views.
• But perhaps most importantly, these five groups show how diverse Americans’ political attitudes really are.

• W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced the appointment of Shadi Albert as president of Berkley Luxury Group.
• Most recently, he served as the executive vice president of strategy and business development in a key division at large U.S. insurance group.
• W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented on the appointment, “We are excited to welcome Shadi to the group.
• For further info about products and services available from Berkley Luxury Group, please visit www.berkleyluxurygroup.com .