A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in its suit that Imperial Trading Company …
Brit Ltd. has named Douglas Ruhlman as assistant vice president, Cyber, for Brit Global Specialty USA. Ruhlman will work to support the underwriting and growth of Brit’s U.S. cyber portfolio. He will report to Jeff Norton, senior vice president, Cyber …
POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Amy Russell as commercial lines account manager. Russell has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and marketing industries. In this position, Russell will be responsible for …
Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves rapidly to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases driving global warming, scientists have warned. Although Australia’s government and parts of …
A nonprofit flood risk research organization is offering the first publicly available flood risk model that predicts the probability of flooding for homes and properties across the United States. Brooklyn, N.Y.-based First Street Foundation has launched Flood Lab, a research …
A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication of a “sensationalized, false and defamatory ‘clickbait’ Internet headline and lede” about him during the Jeffrey Epstein human trafficking scandal. …
A large fire that started in an apartment building under construction spread to several other buildings late Sunday in a downtown district, but no injuries were reported. The fire in Bound Brook, N.J., broke out around 8 p.m. Sunday at …
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has appointed Joe Ehrlich as Beecher Carlson’s National Practice Leader for Private Equity, Family Office, and M&A. Ehrlich will report to Chief Operating Officer Bill Daly and will work …
AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Jordan Insurance Group LLC located in Columbia, Md. The team of five will remain under the operational leadership of Bill Jordan following the acquisition. The agency currently reports $1.1 million in annualized revenues. Headquartered in …
New York plans to restrict the use of firefighting foam that contains certain chemicals that have the potential to contaminate groundwater. Firefighting foam can contain polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are man-made chemicals that research suggests can decrease female fertility, …
