Monthly Archives: <span>July 2021</span>

Regulators to Fine North Dakota Pipeline Operator $93K for Safety Issues

Federal regulators say they plan to fine the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline $93,200 over pipeline safety violations. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says the violations pertain to physical aspects of the pipeline and monitoring systems. There …

Keystone Agency Investors Partners with 2 Midwest Agencies

Keystone Agency Investors (KAI), a private equity backed investment firm that is a majority owner of independent insurance agencies, entered into equity partnerships with Arachas Group LLC in Bartlett, Illinois, and Mason McBride Inc. in Troy, Michigan. Arachas Group is …

Texas Insurance Department Warns of Fake Text Scams

The Texas Department of Insurance said fake text messages claiming to be from the agency have been reported. Texas residents should beware of these text messages, TDI said. Scam artists can make phone numbers appear to be from agencies, legitimate …

COVID Outbreak Shuts Down Kansas Summer Camp

A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients. The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put on by …

Hendricks, President of Texas’ Specialty Insurance Managers, to Retire

Sherri Hendricks, a Texas insurance professional with an extensive career in the industry and current president of Austin-based Specialty Insurance Managers, is retiring. In 1980, Hendricks began her career in insurance in Corpus Christi working for Holland and Associates, a …

Elderly Colorado Man Tasered Says Cop Put Knee on Neck in Lawsuit

A 75-year-old man who suffered a cascade of health problems after a police officer used a Taser on him in his home without warning filed a lawsuit accusing the officer of also putting a knee on his neck and causing …

California Requiring Vaccine or Testing for State Workers

California will require millions of health care workers and state employees to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly, announcing a broad measure this week to try to slow rising coronavirus infections in the nation’s most populous …

University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline

Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost a century of fire suppression and hotter and drier conditions has created a tinderbox ready to ignite, destroying homes and …

Bayer Will Appeal U.S. Court Ruling on PCBs If Necessary

German chemicals maker Bayer said on Wednesday it may appeal an order in a U.S. legal case to pay $185 million to four staff members of a school in the state of Washington over exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, …

Chubb Is ‘Firing On All Cylinders,’ Says CEO Greenberg After Record Results for Q2

Chubb released positive second quarter results, driven by gains in its commercial property/casualty business and related rate hikes in the sector. The company called it a “record quarter” with “robust” numbers. The company said it had its best property/casualty premium …