Insurer Chubb Ltd. is refusing to pay for Harvey Weinstein’s legal defense against 11 lawsuits that accuse the movie producer of sexually harassing or assaulting women over the past three decades, according to a court document (Chubb Insurance v Harvey …
A startup modeling firm named Jupiter is reaching for the stars in its quest to better model for the impacts of climate change. The firm recently launched what its calling a “transformative cloud-based technology platform,” noting in its promotional literature …
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/27/texans-left-limbo-gov-abbott-fema-use-harvey-reinvent-disaster-respons/. In the weeks immediately after Hurricane Harvey, thousands of Texans lingered in emergency shelters, small coastal communities scrambled to restore electricity and entire neighborhoods sat swamped with moldy mounds of …
Insurance giant Geico says it will expand its operations in Carmel, Indiana, creating close to 1,500 jobs within five years. The Washington, D.C.-based company will invest more than $16 million to add an additional 104,000 square feet to its existing …
Texas storms affected more Allstate insured homes in Collin County than any other part of the state over the past ten years. Allstate tallied the top 25 Texas counties affected by severe weather, identifying areas with highest number of wind- …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has developed new requirements for oil and natural gas operators in the event of an earthquake. The commission announced the new protocol for operators in the newest and largest areas of oil and gas development, known …
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) announced that as of March 1 it is accepting electronic invoice payments. Payments may be made via credit card or Automated Clearing House (ACH) through the SLTX online filing system. There is …
Tyson Foods Inc.’s poultry subsidiary has been ordered to pay a $2 million fine for discharges from a southwest Missouri plant that caused a fish kill. The U.S. Justice Department announced that Tyson also must pay $500,000 for damages and …
A former firefighter who confessed to lighting seven structures on fire in Michigan will spend at least six years in prison. Kyle David Norden, 40, was sentenced Monday in Van Buren County Circuit Court to six to 20 years in …
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that seeks to beef up dam inspections following a near disaster that caused the evacuation of almost 200,000 people living downstream from the tallest one in the United States. The measure implements several …
