October 12, 2016
Survivors and family members of people killed in the nation’s deadliest landslide have reached $60 million in settlements with the state of Washington and a timber company that logged an area above the site of the collapse. Just as opening …
October 12, 2016
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told business leaders that he’ll fight any attempt to take the U.K. out of the European Union’s single market, a move he says could make Britain poorer. “If we were to leave the single market without …
October 12, 2016
Ironshore International has introduced a packaged policy to provide combined professional indemnity and general liability insurance for specialist engineers. Bermuda-headquartered Ironshore said it will underwrite coverage for professional liability, general liability, product liability and employer’s liability under one policy form …
October 12, 2016
A Toyota Motor Corp. official is raising concerns about California’s plans to require compliance with a planned U.S. autonomous vehicle safety check list, calling it “preposterous.” Hilary Cain, director of technology and innovation policy at Toyota Motor North America, criticized …
October 12, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing 18 changes to the agency’s recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction standards. The agency estimates that proposed revisions could save employers an estimated $3.2 million per year. Among them are changes that …
October 12, 2016
Seat belt usage has climbed to an all-time high in Massachusetts, yet according to new research from the state highway safety division more than one in five motorists still do not buckle up. An observational study conducted for the agency …
October 12, 2016
While states have made progress in reducing teen driver-involved traffic crashes and deaths over the past decade, teen drivers are still 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than their adult counterparts, and teen-involved crash deaths …
October 12, 2016
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has entered into an agreement to acquire Stroz Friedberg Inc., a New York City based global risk management firm. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the acquisition is subject …
October 12, 2016
Hurricanes could start flooding New York City’s coastline as often as every 20 years due to the effects of climate change on sea-level rise and hurricane activity, scientists said on Monday. Water could surge some 9 feet (2.8 meters) in …
October 12, 2016
H.J. Knight International Insurance Agency, a Braintree, Mass., based full service brokerage firm specializing in insurance and risk management solutions, has named Joscelyn Urnek to the newly created position of director of claims. In this role, she will oversee, analyze …