Monthly Archives: <span>August 2024</span>

Fast-Moving Southern California Wildfire Torched Hillside Homes, Forcing Evacuations

A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said. The flames erupted Monday afternoon and chased residents from the neighborhood in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east …

Arkansas Fines PBMs $1.5M for Violating State Law

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Insurance Department Commissioner Alan McClain announced Tuesday notices of penalties and hearings against four major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), Caremark, Magellan, Express Scripts, and MedImpact. These enforcement actions follow on the heels of a …

Study Links Fracking Wastewater Injection to Surface Blowouts in West Texas Oil Wells

Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University. It’s the first …

People Moves: Lockton Names Ryan US President; Everest Names Buonpane and Stewart to Lead US Wholesale

Lockton Names Ryan US President Lockton, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, appointed Tim Ryan as U.S. president. Ryan has 19 years of experience as the COO of Lockton’s Northeast business and 30 years of industry experience. Ryan reports to Ron …

People Moves: Markel Announces 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team; Howden Re Taps Gruen From AXIS as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, announced the appointment …

Virginia Declares State of Emergency in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby

Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for Virginia based on National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center forecasts that indicate the state could see significant rainfall and flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. The Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) …

King Insurance Partners Acquires Lincoln Group in Georgia

King Insurance Parnters, based in Gainesville, Florida, continues to expand with the acquisition of Lincoln Insurance Group in McDonough, Georgia. Lincoln is an independent agency that offers auto, home, life and commercial inurance coverage, King said in a news release. …

EEOC Sues Illinois Contractor for Disability Discrimination

Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, because of his disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …

Former Michigan State Football Coach Sues School Over His Firing

Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment. The federal lawsuit filed …

Small Tornado Briefly Swept Into Buffalo, Damaging Buildings, Scattering Tree Limbs

A small tornado took Buffalo by surprise Monday, damaging buildings, flipping cars and sending debris swirling over downtown. A spiraling column was caught on multiple videos shortly before 1 p.m. One video showed the cell appearing to move from Lake …