A proposal to place new limits on police officers’ broad immunity from civil lawsuits has rejected by Louisiana state senators, stalling a key recommendation from a task force created to suggest policy changes addressing police misconduct. A Senate judiciary committee …
The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states remains strong in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to new monthly survey of business leaders and managers, but the survey’s index gauging inflation soared to a new record high. …
A Montana judge has sided with state environmental regulators who are using a law that provides protection from repeat polluters against an Idaho-based mining company and its chief executive. State District Court Judge Mike Menahan in Helena said in a …
Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced it is launching a UK insurer called Parhelion, which it describes as “the world’s first fully sustainable insurer.” Aiming to raise $500 million in capital, Parhelion plans to begin underwriting from Jan. 1, 2022. …
A river transportation company will pay $40,000 to resolve a race harassment lawsuit filed in Louisiana, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it filed suit alleging employees at American River Transportation Co. (ARTCO), headquartered in …
A Michigan grocery store chain denied employee a reasonable accommodation and demoted him due to disability, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Meijer Inc., a grocery store chain based in Grand Rapids, Mich., will pay …
A fire at a Chicago-area truck service facility has damaged at least 17 semitrailers. The blaze at KDM Truck Service in Addison, Ill., was reported about 10:30 p.m. on May 31, according to WLS-TV. Two semitrailers initially were reported to …
A city-owned utility in Traverse City, Michigan, can’t be held responsible for the death of a tree trimmer who had contact with a power line. The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Zachary Adams’ family, which means …
This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at TigerRisk Partners (which is launching a global trade credit, surety and political risk business); AXIS Insurance, and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (which has launched a full line of marine insurance …
Private equity firms have spent nearly $40 billion buying U.S. insurance companies in recent years, promising to earn higher returns on the mountains of money that insurers set aside to pay policyholders years or decades from now. The firms are …
