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Burns & Wilcox to Offer Wildfire Management Services to Policyholders in the West
Sep 9 2019 // Burns & Wilcox has formed an exclusive partnership with Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc. (WDS) to provide WDS’ full suite of wildfire prevention and mitigation services to homeowners, with no minimum property value...
Starr Insurance Sues to Rescind Coverage for Plane Used by Lawyer Avenatti
Sep 8 2019 // An insurance unit of Starr International Company Inc. on Friday sued Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, to rescind coverage of an airplane that Avenatti used,...
Dive Boat Owners Seek to Head off Lawsuits After 34 Die in Fire off California Coast
Sep 6 2019 // The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some observers as disrespectful to the families...
OSHA Cites New York Frozen Foods Packager for Exposing Employees to Hazards
Sep 6 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Arbre Group Holding – doing business as Holli-Pac Inc. – for willful and serious violations of workplace safety and...
Thousands Are Missing, Including Many Children, After Worst Hurricane to Hit Bahamas
Sep 6 2019 // Richard Johnson said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian. The boy was blown into churning storm surge and is among thousands of people missing, many of them children, after the...
Judge Tosses Ex-NFL Player’s Lawsuit Alleging Insufficient Benefits Disclosure
Sep 6 2019 // Hours before the kickoff of the pro football season, a judge moved to toss out a lawsuit by a former National Football League player who claims the league sends ex-players seeking disability benefits for head injuries...
Report Sees ‘Explosive’ Growth for North American Cannabis Market
Sep 5 2019 // The cannabis market in North America will be worth $47.3 billion by 2024, a new report shows. The report out this week paints a positive portrait of the cannabis industry in the U.S. and Canada that “is growing at an...
U.S. Risk Acquires Regency Insurance Brokerage Services of Florida
Sep 5 2019 // U.S. Risk, LLC, a property and casualty wholesaler and MGA, has acquired Regency Insurance Brokerage Services, a wholesale broker and MGA headquartered in Hallandale Beach, Fla., with additional locations in New York, New...
With U.S. Leadership Grounded, Global Regulators Worry About 737 Precedent
Sep 5 2019 // The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned on Tuesday that any discrepancy among global regulators over re-approving Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX for commercial flight could set a worrying...
Judge Nixes Antitrust Concerns, Allows CVS Purchase of Aetna
Sep 5 2019 // A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp. to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was in fact legal under...
Marsh Names Rouse to Lead U.S. Property; Sartain to Lead FINPRO
Sep 5 2019 // insurance broker Marsh announced senior leadership appointments within its Property and Financial and Professional Liability (FINPRO) Practices. Michael Rouse has assumed leadership of Marsh’s U.S. Property Practice....
Bahamas Facing Humanitarian Crisis in Wake of Hurricane Dorian
Sep 4 2019 // FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics...
5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Sep 4 2019 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas...
U.S. Cotton, Peanuts at Risk as Hurricane Makes Northward Turn
Sep 4 2019 // With Florida orange groves seemingly escaping major damage from Hurricane Dorian, concern now turns to soy, corn and cotton fields as well as livestock in Georgia and the Carolinas as the hurricane churns northward. North...
Drug Firms Must Face Trial Over Opioids, Judge Orders
Sep 4 2019 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors to dismiss claims that they caused the nation’s opioid crisis, clearing the way for a scheduled landmark trial even as he...
McDonald’s Expands Training to Address Workplace Harassment, Violence Prevention
Sep 4 2019 // The world’s biggest restaurant company, facing complaints from employees and advocacy groups over workplace policies, said it is expanding its training program for restaurant supervisors and crew. McDonald’s...
States Questioning How Juul’s Vaping Device Became So Popular with Teens
Sep 4 2019 // E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping...
5G Mobile Networks Jeopardize Future Storm Forecasts, Claim Weather Agencies
Sep 4 2019 // Weather agencies are warning that signals from new 5G mobile networks will make it harder to predict and track deadly storms, as the fiercest hurricane in more than 80 years tore across the Bahamas to threaten the U.S....
U.S. Court Rules Airport Screeners Can Be Sued
Sep 3 2019 // A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits accusing them of abusive...
In Suit, Indiana Family Says Juul E-Cigarettes Are Deliberately Highly Addictive
Sep 3 2019 // An Indiana family is suing Juul Labs Inc., accusing it of making electronic cigarettes that contain excessively high levels of nicotine without warning that they’re addictive. The McCullough family of Carmel filed...
