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Philadelphia, New Jersey Contractors Face Total $537K in Penalties for Safety Hazards

On May 24, 2021, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) observed roofing workers at Venue Estates at Smithville Green, a senior community housing development under construction in Eastampton, New Jersey, exposed to falls …

Glatfelter Insurance Group Appoints Altshuler as Chief Actuary

Glatfelter Insurance Group, an AIG company, appointed Rocklyn Altshuler as chief actuary. In his new role, Altshuler’s key responsibilities will include developing loss ratio projections and rate need analysis across all Glatfelter programs, quarterly reserving and data collection and management. …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Pennsylvania’s PLA Insurance Services

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired PLA Insurance Services (PLA) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PLA is a full-service, multi-solution insurance brokerage firm, with more than 80 years of combined experience …

Cyber Insurtech Corvus Buys Lloyd’s Coverholder Tarian Underwriting Ltd.

Corvus Insurance, the Boston-based, cyber-focused managing general agent, announced it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Ltd. from Beat Capital Partners Ltd. Tarian operates a cyber underwriting platform that provides cyber solutions and underwrites on behalf of a consortium of Lloyd’s syndicates. …

Judges Send Iowa Tyson Workers’ Virus Lawsuit Back to State Court

A federal appeals court has ruled that Tyson Foods can’t claim it was operating under the direction of the federal government when it tried to keep its processing plants open as the coronavirus spread rapidly within them during the early …

Could New Florida Appeals Court Help on Insurance Litigation?

The Florida Supreme Court’s call for an additional appellate court and six – now seven – new judges in the state has met with mixed reviews, with some attorneys welcoming the idea, while others, including a few judges, have said …

Patient Info Exposed After Data Breach at South Florida Hospital System

Hackers broke into a South Florida hospital system’s computer network in October, potentially exposing patients’ pesonal information, including medical treatments, driver’s license numbers, phone numbers and more, the hospital announced. Broward Health, which runs five hospitals and four outpatient centers …

Judge Orders Mediation for Purdue Pharma, Sacklers, States Over Opioid Settlement

A U.S. judge on Monday ordered mediation in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy, calling for the company, the Sackler family members that own it and nine states to determine whether they can reach a new opioid litigation settlement by Jan. 14. …

Investors Demand $2.5B in Possible German Class Action Over Bayer’s Monsanto Deal

Investors are demanding around 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Bayer as part of a possible class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, law firm Tilp said on Monday. The law firm said that …

People Moves: TrueNorth Names Tillman as President; Pouch Appoints Jawitz as Chief Sales Officer

TrueNorth Names Trent Tillman as President Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based TrueNorth has announced that Jason Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer of TrueNorth Companies, has extended his title of President to Trent Tillman, Executive Vice President of TrueNorth’s transportation division. Smith …

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