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Vertafore Acquires MGA Systems

Insurance technology vendor Vertafore reports that it has acquired MGA Systems, a provider of software for managing general agencies based in Melville, New York. Vertafore said the acquisition gives its customers access to policy administration and rating programs that will …

New NHTSA Chief: Agency to Scrutinize Auto-Driver Technology

The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology, so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers, passengers and pedestrians. In an …

Tropical Storm Bonnie Forms Near Nicaragua in Caribbean

Tropical Storm Bonnie formed in the Caribbean east of Nicaragua, a dangerous system that threatens a potential humanitarian crisis but isn’t a major threat to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. With winds of 40 miles (64 …

Supreme Court Declines to Hear New York Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to take up a case involving a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court’s action follows a decision in December …

Florida Property Reinsurance Premiums Rise by as Much as 50%: Gallagher Re

Property reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% in Florida at July 1 renewals and by up to 40% in the United States overall, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re said on Friday, as reinsurers grappled with higher inflation and natural …

2 Workers Presumed Dead in Texas Trench Collapse

Two workers were presumed dead after a trench they were digging for a sewer line in Texas on Tuesday collapsed and buried them, officials said. The workers were digging a 24-foot-deep (7-meter-deep) in new subdivision under development in Jarrell, about …

Ohio Vehicle Parts Manufacturer Faces $315,000 in Fines

An Ohio aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer cited for safety and health violations after a worker in Ravenna suffered fatal injuries in March 2021, continues to put workers at risk. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found …

Regulators: Amtrak Train Was Below Speed Limit Before Fatal Crash

An Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph (140 kph) when it collided with a dump truck at a rural Missouri railway crossing, killing four people, an official with the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The speed limit …

State-Controlled RNRC Says It Now Covers Nearly All Russian Reinsurance

State-controlled Russian National Reinsurance Co. (RNRC) is covering nearly all reinsurance of domestic business, its president said on Friday, as foreign insurance firms withdrew their coverage following Western sanctions. “I can say that of today, nearly all Russian insurance market …

North Carolina Assembly Sends Rental Home Elevator Safety Bill to Governor

Safety improvement requirements to prevent injury or death from elevators inside North Carolina vacation cottages and short-term rentals received final legislative approval on Wednesday. The House voted unanimously to accept a version of legislation passed in the Senate last week …

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