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UC San Diego Engineers Experimenting in Space to Help Prevent Mudslides

What can the International Space Station teach us about mudslides here on Earth? Here is the connection: UC San Diego engineers are trying to better understand the role gravity plays in mudslides. That is why in 18 months, they will …

Pace of Broker Acquisitions Picks Up in 2nd Half, After COVID-Linked Lull in Q2

Insurance brokers have stepped up their acquisition pace in the second half of 2020 after a pause in the second quarter related to the coronavirus and the steep economic decline, according to a report published by Moody’s Investors Service. Indeed, …

Several Northern California Agencies Suing PG&E Over 2019 Wildfire

Sonoma County and several Northern California agencies sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Tuesday over damage caused by a wildfire that burned a large swath of land last year and caused nearly 100,000 people to flee. The Kincade Fire …

N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $3K in Workers’ Comp Benefits

A New York woman who stole $3,065.28 in workers’ compensation benefits by forging her late father’s name in order to cash the checks has been sentenced to one year in jail. Bonnie S. Slater of Randolph, N.Y., was sentenced in …

Massachusetts’ Sayata Labs Hires Reardon, Regilio

Sayata Labs has hired Mat Reardon as business development manager for the East Coast and Tim Regilio to manage West Coast activities also as business development manager. Reardon will manage all current and prospective partner relationships on the East Coast. …

Mobile Home Owner Files Lawsuit Stemming from Maine Blast

The owner of a mobile home park and other residences has filed a lawsuit against companies and a nonprofit group connected to the 2019 fatal propane explosion in Maine. The Farmington explosion killed fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured seven …

RLI Corp. CEO Michael to Retire in 2021; Kliethermes Will Replace Him

Property/casualty specialty insurer RLI Corp. said current CEO Jonathan Michael is retiring at the end of 2021, and RLI Insurance President and Chief Operating Officer Craig Kliethermes will succeed him. Michael’s official retirement day is Dec. 31, 2021, which will …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Promotes Rootenberg, Scully to Claims Leadership

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced a pair of promotions in its Executive & Professional Lines Claims group, naming Shelby Rootenberg as senior vice president, head of U.S. Commercial Lines (Public) and Financial Institutions Claims, and Megan Scully as senior …

Transportation Chief, Car Makers Say FCC’s Wi-Fi Ruling Undermines Auto Safety

The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other, a decision …

General Motors to Sell Use-Based Auto Insurance Through Onstar

General Motors Co. on Wednesday launched an auto insurance program with the help of its OnStar subsidiary, joining a growing field of companies hoping to cash in on the vast amounts of data generated by increasingly automated and connected cars. …

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