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Officials: Lightning Likely Caused 2020 California Forest Fire

A lightning strike likely ignited a 2020 wildfire in California’s Sierra National Forest, but the U.S. Forest Service said Friday it could not determine an official cause of the fire. September’s Creek Fire burned 600 square miles and spread so …

Bomb Squad Caused Damaging California Fireworks Explosion, Officials Say

Los Angeles bomb technicians grossly miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks last month when they detonated them in a containment chamber, likely causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday. Chief …

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Bolsters International Programs’ Team with 2 Promotions

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has promoted William Porter as head International Programs Americas, and Reto Collenberg as head International Programs APAC and EMEA, both effective Aug.1. Together they will oversee Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ International Programs business and market strategy …

People Moves: FM Global Expands Executive Team; Pie Insurance Adds 3 Executives

Rhode Island-based commercial property insurer FM Global is making executive management team changes, moving seasoned leaders within the company into newly created roles. Bret N. Ahnell, executive vice president and a 34-year veteran of the company, has been named chief …

Relation Insurance Services Acquires Assets of SIG Insurance Agencies

Relation Insurance Services Inc. acquired the assets of The SIG Insurance Agencies. The partnership with SIG strengthens Relation’s existing capabilities and further expands the platform’s geographic presence in the Northeast. Headquartered in Connecticut with additional operations in New York, New …

Pennsylvania Joining National Survey on Climate Risk in the Insurance Industry

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is joining with other states around the country in conducting the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Climate Risk Disclosure Survey. The survey allows insurers to report on climate-related risks and opportunities and will provide …

$65M Settlement Proposed in New York Polluted Water Lawsuit

Plaintiffs in a federal class action lawsuit could get payments and medical monitoring as part of a proposed $65.25 million settlement with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village. The Times Union …

Flooding Damages Bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian Railway, Blocking Traffic

MOSCOW – Flooding has damaged a bridge on Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway in its Far East, suspending traffic in the area, officials said on Friday, and President Vladimir Putin said full track repair would take five days. The world’s longest railway …

U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls

A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long befuddled courts and state legislatures nationwide: Who is responsible when a product bought from the world’s largest online retailer hurts …

London Staff Want Big Pay Raises Before Returning to Their Desks Full-Time: Survey

London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets to return to their desks full-time after the pandemic, according to a survey. With COVID-19 restrictions leaving many offices empty, white-collar staff …

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