Monthly Archives: <span>April 2019</span>

Gristina Joins Great American as Fine Art Specialist in Fidelity/Crime Division

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has hired Andrew Gristina as divisional director in its Fidelity/Crime Division. A fine art specialist, Gristina will oversee the management and underwriting of the Fidelity/Crime Division’s Fine Art Insurance Program. Gristina is a seasoned …

Michigan Commission: THC Level Not a ‘Reliable Indicator’ of Driving Impairment

A state commission says Michigan should not set a legal limit for how much of marijuana’s active ingredient motorists can have in their system. The Impaired Driving Safety Commission recently forwarded its findings to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature …

U.S. Investigators to Begin Search for Cause of Texas Petrochemical Disaster

U.S. investigators hope this week for the first time to enter the site of a massive fuel fire and chemical spill outside Houston to begin the hunt for a cause and to determine whether the operator followed safety regulations. The …

Year 2000 Fort Worth Tornado Triggered Development Boom

It’s been nearly 20 years since a tornado lumbered through downtown Fort Worth and experts say the deadly storm left behind more than just destruction. The March 28, 2000, twister, which caused an estimated $400 million in damage, triggered a …

Omaha, Nebraska, Officials Reviewing Flood-Control Measures

Officials in the Omaha, Nebraska, area are reevaluating the city’s flood-control measures, shortly after heavy rains caused dozens of counties and cities in the state to declare a state of emergency. A flash flood event caused by heavy rain in …

Corvus Insurance Opens Location in Dallas, Hires Wagner as VP, Cyber Underwriting

Boston-based Corvus Insurance, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company offering Smart Commercial Insurance policies, has opened an office in Dallas and hired Greg Wagner as vice president of Cyber Underwriting, based in the Dallas office. Wagner joins Corvus with 12 …

Forklift Operator Killed in California Workplace Accident

A forklift operator was killed when he was struck by a car during a business delivery. KCAL reports that the unidentified man in his 60s was making a delivery of live poultry in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles when …

Risk Strategies Names Holden to Oversee Western Region Operations

Risk Strategies has appointed William Holden to oversee its Western regional operations. Risk Strategies’ western regional operations include offices in California and Oregon. Holden will be based in Burlingame, Calif. In his prior roles, Holden developed and trained sales teams …

Doctors, Insurer Propose Tracking Patients’ ‘Social Conditions’ for Referrals

If you get struck by lightning or bitten by a pig, a physician can record that information with a code shorter than your phone number. But if you can’t afford your bills, doctors and health plans have no consistent way …

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Says He Backs Regulation of Internet Content, Privacy

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg called for new global regulations governing the internet, recommending overarching rules on hateful and violent content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. In a statement that was also published as an op-ed in …