Liability concerns have been raised about the Hula Hoop Tree that sits alongside a county road in eastern Iowa. The Jones County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to discuss the concerns at the board meeting in Anamosa. The discussion could …
The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig economy companies like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. The bill, …
Under an agreement with federal safety officials, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, pipeline company will close down and pay just over $509,000 for exposing workers to serious trenching and excavation hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
A Dallas-based electric utility company will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials said. A consent decree in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) lawsuit against Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC was …
Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC (TSGA), based in San Antonio, Texas, has added Marian Harlos as vice president of Operations. Harlos brings 38 years of insurance industry experience. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1981 working …
DARAG Group Ltd., the Malta-based legacy acquirer, announced it has reached an agreement with Zurich Insurance plc to acquire Zurich’s German architects and engineers (A&E) professional indemnity insurance portfolio. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory and court approvals, in …
A storm cell that passed over Portland, Ore., prompted two tornado warnings after trained storm spotters saw funnel clouds north and south of the Columbia River. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that forecasters said the Sunday evening storm that created the funnel …
U.S. authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into the fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people off the coast of California, the FBI said. The FBI, Coast Guard and U.S. attorney in Los Angeles are participating in the investigation …
Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed David Perez to the post of chief underwriting officer, North America, for its Global Risk Solutions commercial and specialty lines insurer and reinsurer. In this new role, Perez will partner with underwriting leaders in GRS’s …
New York and a half dozen other states accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of botching a final regulation intended to protect broker-dealer customers from conflicts of interest under the landmark Dodd-Frank Act passed nearly a decade ago. The new …
