Lockton Pacific has added Katie Shak as producer to grow its commercial insurance presence in San Diego, Calif. Shak will partner with clients to provide advice on managing risk. Shak was previously a risk consultant for USI Insurance. Lockton’s Pacific …
New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell spoke with Elizabeth Blosfield during the most recent episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast about how she has always seen New York as a leader in cybersecurity and innovation. …
A proposal to place new limits on police officers’ broad immunity from civil lawsuits has rejected by Louisiana state senators, stalling a key recommendation from a task force created to suggest policy changes addressing police misconduct. A Senate judiciary committee …
The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states remains strong in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to new monthly survey of business leaders and managers, but the survey’s index gauging inflation soared to a new record high. …
A Montana judge has sided with state environmental regulators who are using a law that provides protection from repeat polluters against an Idaho-based mining company and its chief executive. State District Court Judge Mike Menahan in Helena said in a …
Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced it is launching a UK insurer called Parhelion, which it describes as “the world’s first fully sustainable insurer.” Aiming to raise $500 million in capital, Parhelion plans to begin underwriting from Jan. 1, 2022. …
A river transportation company will pay $40,000 to resolve a race harassment lawsuit filed in Louisiana, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it filed suit alleging employees at American River Transportation Co. (ARTCO), headquartered in …
A Michigan grocery store chain denied employee a reasonable accommodation and demoted him due to disability, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Meijer Inc., a grocery store chain based in Grand Rapids, Mich., will pay …
A fire at a Chicago-area truck service facility has damaged at least 17 semitrailers. The blaze at KDM Truck Service in Addison, Ill., was reported about 10:30 p.m. on May 31, according to WLS-TV. Two semitrailers initially were reported to …
A city-owned utility in Traverse City, Michigan, can’t be held responsible for the death of a tree trimmer who had contact with a power line. The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Zachary Adams’ family, which means …
