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Texas’ Galiot Insurance Services, Higginbotham Join Forces

Houston-based Galiot Insurance Services, with a specialty in the life sciences sector, and insurance broker Higginbotham, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, have merged operations. Galiot President and CEO Brian Toglia, with 14 years of experience in the insurance industry, focuses …

Hawaii Family Sues School Over Child’s Death While Kayaking

The family of a 5-year-old boy who died on a kayaking excursion filed a lawsuit against the school that conducted the trip. The family of Alaric Chiu filed the lawsuit last week against Mid-Pacific Institute citing reckless behavior and gross …

New Laws Spur Insurers to Reserve for Potential Child Sex-Abuse Claims

Travelers Companies Inc. has set aside a “modest” amount of additional money to cover its possible exposure to child sex-abuse claims, the insurer’s finance chief, Daniel Frey, told analysts during an earnings call on Thursday. Two analysts asked about Travelers’ …

Father Sues Police in Oregon for Using Stun Gun on 14-Year-Old

A father is suing Redmond, Ore. police because he says they used excessive force when they used a Taser stun gun on his 14-year-old son nearly two years ago. Michael Francisco filed the civil rights lawsuit last week in U.S. …

76 Vehicles Broken Into at Atlanta Apartment Complex Parking Garage

Seventy-six cars were broken into at an apartment complex parking garage, according to Atlanta police. Residents at The Edge apartments came out to the garage Monday to find broken glass from smashed windows, news outlets reported. Some said security gates …

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Launches Contingent Legal Risk Insurance Product

Liberty Global Transaction Solutions (GTS), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched Contingent Legal Risk Insurance within its global portfolio of transactional risk products and services. Aude Bonnemaison, a representations and warranties/warranty and indemnity insurance underwriter within Liberty GTS with …

Disaster Loans Available to Mississippi Businesses Hurt by Beach Closures

Low-interest disaster loans are available for small Mississippi businesses hurt by toxic bacteria that closed every mainland beach in the state during the summer. Those in adjacent counties in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana also are eligible. The federal Small Business …

Roundup Plaintiffs, Bayer in Talks to Settle Claims For $10 Billion

In an effort to settle tens of thousands of claims that Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, lawyers for some plaintiffs are discussing with the company deals that could lead to a total payout of about $10 billion, according to …

Nukes, Cyber, Climate Change: World Now at 100 Seconds to Midnight

It’s 100 seconds to midnight. Nuclear war, cyber threats and climate change are putting the world in more danger than it has been in over at least the last 70-plus years. The hands of the Doomsday Clock are now closer …

Owner of Norwegian Tanker Denies Fault in Fatal Texas Collision

The owner of a chemical tanker ship has denied any liability for a collision with a fishing boat off the coast of Texas that killed one crew member and left two more missing and presumed dead. Norway-based Odfjell SE filed …

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