The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the withdrawal Tuesday. But the agency said it …
Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services, Inc., named Susan Altrock program manager in the Scottsdale, Arizona satellite office. Altrock has more than 25 years of industry experience, most recently with National Program Administrators. AAU is a program …
Saul Hinojosa, 48, of Calipatria, California, was sentenced to one felony count of identity theft and one felony count of grand theft after stealing his clients’ identities to write fraudulent insurance policies to collect unearned commissions. Hinojosa was sentenced to …
Employment practices liability is tough across pretty much all industries, and it may only get tougher. A new record was set last year for the amount of top class action settlements, according Seyfarth Shaw’s annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. …
Two workers were injured Jan. 24 in an explosion and fire at a central Oklahoma oil tank battery, officials said. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. at a Devon Energy oil well pad in Okarche, Oklahoma, about 35 miles …
Natural disasters cost global economies a total of $343 billion in 2021, compared with $297 billion in 2020, according to Aon’s “2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight” report. Insured losses from 2021’s natural disasters reached $130 billion, which was well …
It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from …
Warren Buffett’s company plans to hold its annual shareholders meeting that used to routinely attract more than 40,000 people in person this spring for the first time since the pandemic began. Berkshire Hathaway said Jan. 25 that at this point …
Relation Insurance Services, Inc has acquired the assets of Wilson R Davenport & Associates LLC, headquartered in McAllen, Texas. Davenport provides employee benefits solutions to clients throughout South Texas. Wilson “Dusty” Davenport will continue with Relation and will strengthen Relation’s …
Two former University of Michigan football stars who stand to receive as much as $500,000 each through the school’s sexual abuse settlement with more than 1,000 students say the per-victim payouts should be much higher, pointing to a similar case …
