February 22, 2022
A popular Tulsa barbecue restaurant that also served as a music venue has burned, fire officials said. BurnCo Barbecue was reported on fire about 10:30 p.m. Feb. 16, according to the Tulsa Fire Department, and District Chief Bryan Hickerson told …
February 22, 2022
Avian influenza has been detected in a fourth commercial poultry flock in southern Indiana, state officials said Feb. 19. Laboratory testing of a second commercial flock of turkeys in Greene County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus, …
February 22, 2022
Prospective investors in Life Insurance Corp. of India’s (LIC) $8 billion IPO are seeking assurances from company management that it will not sacrifice their interests to meet the goals set out by the government, its controlling shareholder, sources said. In …
February 22, 2022
A Dubuque firefighter who sued the city for sexual harassment and gender discrimination has been awarded $575,000 in damages. Jami Boss sued the city of Dubuque and Fire Chief Rick Steines in September 2020. She contended she had suffered years …
February 22, 2022
Allianz ALVG.DE has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market swings, according to regulatory filings. The downfall of the $15 billion …
February 22, 2022
Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector capital that should boost the economy through infrastructure investment, financial services minister John Glen said on Monday. The six-year-old “Solvency II” capital requirements were inherited from the European Union …
February 22, 2022
The cargo ship that caught fire last week carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles could cost the automaker at least $155 million, according to one consultant’s estimate. Of the roughly $438 million total value of goods aboard the Felicity Ace, …
February 22, 2022
Miami-Dade officials are set to consider new county requirements that would raise the minimum building level to 6 feet as sea levels rise and storm surges worsen in flood-prone areas of South Florida. “It’s a resilience measure,” Marina Blanco-Pape, director …
February 22, 2022
Just as some insurers have tightened requirements for underwriting high-rise condominiums in the wake of the Champlain Towers collapse in Miami Beach last year, now mortgage banks are starkly revising lending rules. The moves could make sales of some condo …
February 22, 2022
Florida-based Brown & Brown, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the U.S., this year will begin offering customers advance warning of weather, flooding, fire and other events, along with steps to take to reduce losses. The broker, headquartered …