February 19, 2020
A fire at a Citgo refinery in in Corpus Christi, Texas, has been extinguished with no injuries, according to the petroleum company. The fire began in a pipeline owned by a third party shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Monday and …
February 19, 2020
Four downtown businesses in a small southwestern South Dakota community have been lost in a fire, according to the city’s mayor. The Vault restaurant, China Buffet, the Quilt Shop and an ice cream shop were burned in the massive fire …
February 19, 2020
Everest Insurance has added four underwriters within its Excess & Surplus Casualty Excess group. The new members of the group include: Kelly Doyle, who joins Everest as a senior underwriter based in the company’s Chicago office. Most recently, Doyle worked …
February 19, 2020
A third Republican said that he will run for the party’s nomination for Montana state auditor. Scott Tuxbury is an insurance underwriter who has worked to bring new insurance companies to Montana and design new insurance programs, he said in …
February 19, 2020
Icy roads caused multiple crashes and temporary highway closures in Utah on Monday, officials reported. There were at least 84 crashes statewide Monday morning since midnight, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Most were in northern Utah. I-15 and U.S. …
February 19, 2020
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted energy and other infrastructure firms to review their cybersecurity after a ransomware attack interrupted a natural gas compression facility. The attack caused the unidentified pipeline facility to lose access and visibility to …
February 19, 2020
Residents in central England and Wales piled up sandbags, readied water pumps and hoped for the best Tuesday as rivers peaked after a weekend storm brought up to 6 inches (150 mm) of rain to an already waterlogged region. Environment …
February 19, 2020
Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired UNIRISC Inc., a specialist in the global relocation insurance and risk management needs of corporate personnel and private individuals moving domestically and overseas. Terms of the …
February 19, 2020
Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. as the provision comes under increasing fire from both liberals and conservatives. Barr has accused social media companies …
February 19, 2020
New York law firm Abrams Fensterman has expanded its Insurance Defense practice with the addition of a team of attorneys – two partners, five associates and support staff members – that specialize in insurance, including fraud and Special Investigation Unit …