Tanker transport of Russian Arctic gas through the Bering Strait to Asian buyers is at least 10 years away because of ageing infrastructure, vessel shortages and growing disputes over waterway rights. Thawing sea ice caused by global warming has attracted …
“Freedom is a precious, precious thing.” Those words were spoken by actor Gary Sinise to a group of insurance professionals on Sunday during an event at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas hosted by the “Swett Warriors” organization. Several large firms …
Police chiefs in Central Texas say they’re having trouble arming their officers due to shortages of assault rifles and ammunition. One police department has instructed its officers to try cutting back on ammunition used during training, the Austin American-Statesmen reported, …
It’s not possible for every south Louisiana community to be surrounded by a levee, but one state group says there are options available to reduce the risk of flooding. The Advocate reports a new subcommittee of the state Coastal Protection …
Liz Smith has been promoted to president, employee benefits, at Assurance headquartered in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago, Ill. Her former title was executive vice president, employee benefits. Smith is a member of Assurance’s executive management team. As Assurance’s top …
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has added Raymond C. Longo as resident sales director in the Minneapolis, Minn., office. In his new role, Longo will leverage his more than 17 years of carrier and …
The nation’s health care law does not authorize the Internal Revenue Service to adopt a rule that the federal government claims is needed to implement the statute, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt argued. Pruitt made the arguments as part of …
A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn’t finding many avenues for recourse. That’s because of the state’s “pothole-liability law,” which took effect two weeks earlier. The …
Hospital Corp. of America, the largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States, has been ordered to pay a charitable foundation $162 million for failing to spend enough money on capital improvements at the Kansas City area nonprofit hospitals acquired …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has the authority to establish a health insurance exchange, says state Attorney General Jim Hood. Under the new federal health law, every state is required to set up an exchange where people can shop for …
