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Rodrigues Named CFO for Marsh & McLennan Agency’s Southwest Region

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has appointed Moroni Rodrigues chief financial officer for the Southwest Region. Rodrigues will oversee the finance, treasury and accounting operations of MMA Southwest, which has offices throughout …

Texas Insurer Group Provides $31K in University Student Scholarships

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently honored 20 students studying insurance and risk management at universities in Texas with $31,000 in scholarships. Funds for ICT’s scholarship program come from individual and company donations as well as ICT’s …

Missouri Plumbing Contractor Admits to Safety Violations; Will Pay $225K Penalty

Arrow Plumbing LLC has admitted to willfully violating federal safety standards by failing to require and enforce the use of trench boxes or other trench protection techniques at a home construction site in Belton, Missouri, the U.S. Department of Labor’s …

Bradley to Lead New Berkley Equine & Cattle Animal Mortality Claims Office in Kentucky

Berkley Equine & Cattle (BEC) has opened its Animal Mortality Claims Adjusting Office in Lexington, Ky., and appointed Philip O. Bradley as manager. Bradley has more than 25 years of experience adjusting equine, cattle and other livestock claims. BEC, a …

Texas Metal Recycling Co. Cited for Employee Injury, Fined $311.5K

Federal safety officials have cited Venture Metals LLC – based in Dallas, Texas – for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization. The company faces $311,580 in penalties …

5 Lawsuits Against Ex-West Virginia State Trooper Settled for $780K

Documents show five lawsuits against a former West Virginia state trooper have been settled for $780,000, with half of that sum involving a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the lawsuits were settled against Trooper …

Utah University Settles Suit Alleging Retaliation

The former head of Utah Valley University’s anti-discrimination office has reached a settlement with the college after the woman filed a lawsuit accusing the school of unfairly firing her after she raised concerns about discrimination against women and non-Mormons. The …

California Jury Awards $3M for Catholic School Teacher in Wrongful-Termination Suit

A jury has awarded more than $3.5 million to a former Catholic school teacher who said the Archdiocese of Los Angeles fired her for being pregnant and unwed. City News Service reported that jurors deliberated for less than a day …

Power Customers in California File Claims in Pre-Emptive Wildfire Outage

A Northern California utility received 146 demands for reimbursement from customers who say Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s controversial decision to cut power to prevent wildfires hurt them economically. The utility said Wednesday in a report to California regulators that …

Three Workers Hospitalized in Delaware Refinery Explosion

Equipment failure at a Delaware refinery caused an explosion that has sent three workers to the hospital. News outlets report the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a release the Delaware City Refinery was the site of a …

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