A Houston-area nightclub and party venue must pay $139,366 in a federal lawsuit alleging disability discrimination in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said Diallo’s of Houston will also furnish other relief as a result of an …
Argo Surety, a Houston-based member of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., has appointed David M. Layman as vice president and chief underwriting officer (CUO) of Contract Surety. Layman will be responsible for managing the company’s contract surety portfolio, establishing contract …
Recent reports show that disposal well operators placed about 23 percent less saltwater into Oklahoma’s deepest geological formation within the earthquake zone in 2016 compared to the previous year. The year-end data reports about the Arbuckle formation come from the …
Insurance industry lobbying groups are speaking out against a proposed amendment to an Illinois statute that would give insurance regulators in that state more control over workers’ compensation rates. Illinois House Amendment 4 to SB 2901 would, among other things, …
As Alabama and Clemson prepared for the national college football championship game kick-off the other day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on liability rules for sports medicine physicians and athletic trainers. The Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act …
President Barack Obama’s departing chief trade negotiator warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that it risked abdicating U.S. leadership in Asia by scrapping Obama’s 12-country Pacific Rim free trade deal. Michael Froman, in excerpts of his final speech as U.S. …
Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based platform of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Matthew Isaly has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, head of Information Systems. Reporting to Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hardy Pickering, Isaly works with …
XL Catlin announced the launch of a new environmental insurance solution in Ireland, which is tailored to address the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Guidance on Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities. A key stipulation of the guidance, published in October 2015, …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is introducing inland and ocean marine insurance in Canada and has named Gord Rider as senior marine underwriter. “We are pleased to welcome Gord to our team of marine specialists,” said John Evans, …
Volkswagen AG confirmed on Tuesday it has negotiated a $4.3 billion draft settlement with U.S. regulators to resolve its diesel emissions troubles and plans to plead guilty to criminal misconduct. The guilty plea is part of the civil and criminal …
