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Copters, Cops, Canines Patrol Atlanta; NFL Reports No Super Bowl Threats

The National Football League is not aware of any security threats against Sunday’s Super Bowl, the league’s top security officer said Wednesday. “We have no credible or specific threats that have been brought to our attention,” NFL Chief Security Officer …

Sinkhole Investigation Uncovers Tunnel Heading to Florida Bank Branch

The FBI and local police are investigating a Miami-area mystery: Who dug a narrow tunnel that burrowed beneath a road and pointed toward a quiet suburban bank branch office? FBI spokesman Mike Leverock said Wednesday that officials were notified after …

Victims of Floor Collapse at Party Near Clemson Deal With Recovery, Lawsuits

For Nicole Dennis, Oct. 20 started out as a fun night. The Greenville resident and University of South Carolina junior was on fall break and visiting friends in Clemson. She decided to join them at a party for Clemson’s Homecoming …

Nearly $4.2M Recovered for South Carolina Insurance Consumers in 2018

The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) assisted insurance consumers in the state in receiving more than $4.18 million in insurance-related payments in 2018. The recovered funds are in addition to the original amounts offered to policyholders by insurance companies, …

Risk Management Is Answer to Football’s Insurance Problem, Says Top Sports Broker

ESPN ran an in-depth report recently about insurers being unwilling to cover the National Football League (NFL) for general liability and workers’ compensation due to concerns over player concussions and traumatic brain injuries. According to the ESPN report, Pop Warner …

The Polar Vortex And Climate Change

A new report outlines the numerous risks insurers face from climate change. The report from Sustainalytics, a provider of ESG (environmental, social and governance) and corporate governance products and services, shows that property/casualty insurers face two key points of exposure …

Louisiana Diocese Will Name Clergy Accused of Abuse

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, La., says it will publicly identify all of its clergy credibly accused of child abuse. Bishop Michael Gerard Duca says on the diocese website that releasing the list of names on Thursday will …

Beazley Boosts Healthcare Management Team with Goetz in Chicago

Beazley has expanded its healthcare management liability team with the appointment of Greg Goetz as complex claims manager. Goetz will be based in Chicago, Ill. Goetz was previously a financial lines complex claims analyst at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. …

Utah Ski Crash Lawsuit Names Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been accused in a new lawsuit Tuesday of breaking a man’s ribs and leaving him with a concussion when she smashed into him from behind while skiing at a Utah ski resort in 2016. Retired optometrist …

California Wants Faster Forestry Approvals in Wildfire Fight

California wildland managers said this week that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow wildfires that have devastated communities in recent years. After the deadliest and most destructive blazes in state history, officials are scrapping …

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