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Study Shows Need for Drug Programs for Construction Workers at Risk

Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at NYU College of Global Public Health. The study, published in the journal Drug and …

Subcontracted Workers Most at Risk from Accidents in S. Korea’s Shipyards

Park Chol-hee was working the holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard on Labour Day, 2017, when a giant crane collided with another and crashed to ground, killing six people, including Park’s younger brother. “It was as if a …

Facebook to Pay $644,000 Fine in U.K. over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($644,000) fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain’s information rights regulator said on Wednesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has faced questioning …

Cyber Attack on Asia-Pacific Ports Could Cost $110B, Hitting Global Supply Chains

A single cyber attack that affects major ports across Asia-Pacific could cost $110 billion, which is roughly equivalent to half of all losses from natural catastrophes globally in 2018*, according to research from Lloyd’s of London. These losses could occur …

Two Georgia Suspects Arrested, Charged With Defrauding Lemonade Insurance Company

Two Georgia suspects have been arrested and charged for allegedly defrauding Lemonade Insurance Company. Special Agents in the Criminal Investigations Division at the Georgia Department of Insurance assisted with the arrest of Zulieka Hosch, 37, of Lawrenceville, Ga., on October …

Four Family Members Injured in Plane Crash Outside Rochester

Four members of one family were injured Sunday when a small plane crashed on takeoff from an airport in upstate New York. According to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, the single-engine Beechcraft came down just after 3 p.m. as it …

Beazley Appoints Smith as Miscellaneous Medical Underwriter in Georgia

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Hannah Smith as a miscellaneous medical underwriter within its U.S. healthcare team. Based in Atlanta, Ga., Smith will underwrite a range of miscellaneous medical professional liability (MPL) risks, from blood and tissue banks through to …

PMC Insurance Group Promotes Nina Vellucci to VP in the South Region

PMC Insurance Group has promoted Nina Vellucci to vice president in the South Region. In her new role, she will continue to be responsible for leading and developing the region and supporting long-term business objectives to the area. Vellucci has …

Serial Arsonist Arrested in Georgia After Setting Three Fires

A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with three counts of arson in the first degree, three counts of burglary in the first degree, two counts of criminal trespass, and four counts of aggravated assault, all of which are …

Seeman Holtz Acquires New Jersey’s Geisenheimer Agency

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty has announced the acquisition of GIA Insurance Agency (Geisenheimer Insurance Agency), headquartered in Saddle Brook, N.J. Geisenheimer Insurance Agency is a provider of personal and commercial insurance throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, South America, Caribbean, …

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