Daily Archives: <span>November 9, 2017</span>

Resilience Economics Bringing Climate Products to New Sectors

Resilience Economics Ltd. seems poised to capitalize on climate change. Cedent Ltd. this month launched the corporate finance advisory firm focused on climate risk with an initial $500 million of capacity from strategic partner Nephila Capital Ltd. The joint-venture plans …

Maison Insurance Company Expands to Florida

Property Insurance Holdings Inc. (PIH), a specialty property and casualty insurance holding company, announced it is now licensed in Florida through its wholly owned subsidiary, Maison Insurance Company. This comes after the company completed its strategic and capital allocation review …

How to Be Cool: What Companies Can Do

Coolness, by its nature, is ephemeral, elusive and ever-evolving. People’s concept of cool might best be encapsulated by former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stuart’s infamous phrase, “I know it when I see it.” In the marketplace, coolness excites consumers, steers …

Commission OKs Plan to Improve Oklahoma Roads, Bridges

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has approved a work plan that calls for repairing or replacing nearly 400 county bridges and improving hundreds of miles of county roads over the next five years. About $926 million in federal, state, local and …

Autullo to Lead Lockton’s Employee Benefits Unit in St. Louis

Lora Autullo has been tapped as an employee benefits unit manager in Lockton’s St. Louis, Missouri, office. Autulo joined Lockton more than 12 years ago. Prior to becoming unit manager, Autullo served associates and clients as an account executive and …

Well Owners Told to Lower Water Injection Levels after Oklahoma Quakes

After a series of small to moderate earthquakes in central Oklahoma, two companies are being told to reduce the amount of wastewater they inject into the ground. About a dozen quakes have struck just south of Hennessey, about 45 miles …

Changes to Louisiana Insurance Producer, Adjuster Licensing Begin Jan. 1

The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued a reminder that producer and adjuster license renewals are changing in 2018. Beginning in 2018, producers will file a single license renewal, which will renew all eligible lines on the license. Licensees will …

Coast Guard: 2 Workers Injured in Fire on Oil Platform off Louisiana Coast

Two workers were injured when a fire broke out on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman. Coast Guard Petty Officer Lexie Preston said 46 workers were evacuated from Shell …

Amazon Fined $28K for Worker Fatality at Indiana Warehouse

Amazon is facing a $28,000 state fine over safety violations from when a worker at a suburban Indianapolis warehouse was killed when a forklift fell on him. The Indiana Department of Labor’s order says Amazon didn’t provide adequate training and …

Western Iowa County Supervisor Dies in Grain Bin Accident

Authorities say a western Iowa county supervisor has died in a grain bin accident. Harrison County Sheriff Pat Sears says 63-year-old Russ Kurth, of Logan, died in the bizarre Tuesday morning accident outside a grain bin just north of Missouri …