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Missouri’s Blunt Named 2020 Outstanding Safety Educator by ASSP

Leigh Ann Blunt, a nationally recognized professor in the occupational safety and health field and member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) for 14 years, has been named ASSP’s 2020 William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator. Blunt, Ed.D., …

PERILS Releases Industry Exposure Database 2020, Now Including Australia Motor

PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released its Industry Exposure Database 2020. The database contains up-to-date information about property sums insured and the number of risks exposed to natural perils in Australia, Austria, …

EF-2 Tornado Caused Significant Damage in Western South Carolina

The National Weather Service said Sunday that a tornado touched down Saturday night in northwestern South Carolina. The EF-2 tornado at Greenville reached its “peak intensity” of 115 mph (185 kph). It created significant damage in Greenville County, with trees …

NAMIC Applauds Repeal of Illinois Workers’ Comp Expansion Rules

In a statement released by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Andrew Perkins, NAMIC regional vice president – Great Lakes, applauded the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s reversal on emergency rules that would have greatly expanded workers’ comp benefits in …

W. Va. Gov. Justice’s Coal Firms to Pay $1M in Fines, Penalties in Mine Contract Dispute

A federal judge in Kentucky has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay more than $1 million in fees and expenses in a lawsuit that accused them of defaulting on a mining contract. U.S. District Judge …

Berkley Program Specialists Partners with Ohio’s IEPM

Berkley Program Specialists, a Berkley Company dedicated exclusively to program business, has entered into a partnership with Beachwood, Ohio-based International Excess Program Managers (IEPM), a division of One80 Intermediaries. IEPM has provided access to a full range of insurance products …

Marsh JLT Specialty Expands Renewable Energy Team in UK, U.S., and Asia

Insurance broker Marsh announced key leadership appointments within Marsh JLT Specialty’s Renewable Energy team. Oliver Holme has joined Marsh in the newly created role of UK and U.S. Offshore Wind leader, reporting to Hamish Roberts, Power leader, and Amy Barnes, …

Texas AG Accuses Largest Egg Producer in US of Price Gouging

Texas’ attorney general has accused the nation’s largest egg producer of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. A lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that Cal-Maine Foods raised generic eggs price by 300% even though the pandemic …

Texas High Court Allows Prompt Payment Claim Against State Farm Lloyds

Texas’ high court recently reversed the ruling of an appeals court in a case involving whether an insurer’s payment of an appraisal award negates an insured’s claim against the carrier under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (TPPCA). In …

Pilot Sues Colorado Hotel Over Dismissed Exposure Charge

A United Airlines pilot whose charge of indecent exposure was dismissed sued the Denver, Colo. airport hotel where his arrest occurred. An attorney for Andrew Collins filed the lawsuit against The Westin Denver International Airport in U.S. District Court Monday, …

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