More lawsuits have been filed in the capsizing of an offshore oil service vessel in a Gulf of Mexico storm provide harrowing descriptions of what survivors endured in the accident that killed 13 shipmates. Bryan Mires and James Gracien are …
Licensed marijuana stores in Washington state can offer free joints to promote on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics, officials said this week. The state Liquor and Cannabis Board is calling the effort the “Joints for Jabs” program. The board says licensed adult-use …
Allied American Underwriters, a division of USG Insurance Services Inc., has named Eugene Manioukov as producer/broker specializing in workers’ compensation in the Irvine, Calif., branch. Manioukov has four years of experience in the industry, most recently with Reata Holdings. AAU …
The union at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in South Dakota said it would head to contract negotiations armed with the authorization to call a strike. A strike authorization at the Sioux Falls chapter of the United Food and …
An Ohio woman who passed out while riding a roller coaster at a southern Indiana theme park later died at a local hospital, a coroner said. Dubois County Coroner Katie Schuck said Dawn R. Jankovic, 47, of Brunswick, Ohio, died …
An attorney is calling on Catholic bishops across Illinois to end the “dangerous deceit” and release a full list of religious order priests who face credible sexual abuse accusations. Attorney Jeff Anderson has made public the identities of 175 priests …
Despite the economic slowdown resulting from the COVID-19 business closures, the total number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation rose in 2020 by 34% compared to the previous year. In a recent update on …
An amorous cicada was blamed for causing a car crash in Cincinnati, Ohio. The insect flew through an open window, striking the driver in the face on Monday night, Cincinnati police said. The motorist drove off Riverside Drive and crashed …
Tokio Marine HCC has reaffirmed its commitment to the international contingency market with the appointment of a new lead for its London market and European operations. Neil Paddon, head of Contingency who has been with Tokio Marine HCC – Specialty …
This wrap-up of international People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda and Hiscox UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda (LSM Bermuda), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Nicholas Garside to …
