Kemper Corp. has named George D. Dufala, Jr. as president of its Property & Casualty division. Dufala will report directly to Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., Kemper’s president and chief executive officer, and will be based in Chicago. He is succeeding …
Natural resource industry executives say operating in more technically challenging physical environments is the leading risk to their business, followed by currency and interest rate fluctuations and cybersecurity. The new Natural Resources Risk Index by Willis Towers Watson, the global …
The Stillaguamish Tribe is fighting off suggestions by the Washington Attorney General’s Office that it might face liability for the devastating Oso landslide, which wiped out a rural neighborhood and killed 43 people in 2014. In a lawsuit filed in …
State data shows a total of 67 people have been killed in Utah construction zone crashes in the last five years. The transportation department data also shows 288 people were seriously injured over the same period, the Standard-Examiner reported. Top …
Hawaii will receive $1 million in federal funds to fight the Zika virus. The cash will go toward developing and improving state websites about Zika preparedness. It also will pay for a communications staffer to handle public outreach. The state …
A California mother has filed a second lawsuit against a school district, saying it failed to keep her special needs son safe even after losing the first lawsuit and agreeing to improve his supervision. The Bay Area New Group reports …
With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call police,” he wrote. “I’m gonna die.” Moments later, he texted again: “Call …
A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape has been tossed out by a judge. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan last week aid the lawsuit brought …
Aspen Insurance has appointed Sean McPhillips as senior vice president, head of U.S. Primary Casualty. Based in New York and reporting to David Cohen, president and chief underwriting officer, Aspen Insurance, McPhillips will lead the planning, strategy and execution of …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $30 million to 23 state health departments over the next five years as part of the Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP). The program will support states in implementing …
