FedEx Corp. was sued over an April 10 collision on a California highway that killed 10 people when one of the shipping company’s trucks smashed into a bus taking high-school students on a college tour. Jennifer Bonilla, one of five …
General Motors Co.’s request for court protection from 50 car-owner lawsuits seeking compensation for millions of recalled autos with defective ignition switches was attacked as legally “unsupportable.” Car owners challenged GM’s position that it may compensate accident victims but not …
The Obama administration ordered a 25 percent cut in the levels of coal dust in U.S. mines to reduce deadly black lung disease, a move that drew criticism from the mining industry and the threat of a lawsuit. The rule …
The odds are increasing that an El Nino weather system will form this year, portending drought for Australia and Asia and a warmer winter in the U.S. Northeast. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center now says there’s a 65 percent chance …
The Central Basin Municipal Water District said Wednesday it is looking at “alternatives” in the face of being tossed out of the state’s largest insurance pool for water districts. Central Baisn also said that it has responded to several serious …
Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance announced the expansion of its management team. Inge Lindeque joins M3 as director of sales – employee benefits, and Brian Meyer is the new director of risk management – employee benefits. Additionally, Tim Cleary and Nezih Hasanoglu …
Florida’s state-backed property insurer is seeking to control its operating costs by consolidating its office space, a move expected company officials say could save almost $12 million over the next five years. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. currently has offices in …
AIG has expanded its cyber insurance offering to include property damage and bodily injury exposures. This new cyber offering provides commercial customers a way to manage physical risks to their operations from cyber attacks and cyber security failures. AIG’s expanded …
Review Renewals. While my recommendation to review renewals might seem so simple that even mentioning it might seem like I’m scratching the bottom of the barrel, I am writing this recommendation because I am seeing too many agencies that are …
An Ohio woman was ordered to repay more than $32,000 in connection with working while collecting workplace injury benefits. Laura Brown pleaded guilty April 9 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree felony. “Ms. …
