February 10, 2017
Police officers responded to complaints of a raucous “rave” at a California warehouse illegally used as an entertainment venue and residence two years before a late-night fire at the venue killed 36 partygoers, documents released by the city showed. The …
February 10, 2017
Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder, the controversial business leader expected to undergo a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing next week, will be spared an emotionally weighted and concurrent discrimination trial against the restaurant group he heads. A state court in Orange …
February 10, 2017
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pleased to announce the election of Floyd M. Yager as the new chairman of its board of directors. Yager is senior vice president, property product management, Allstate Insurance Co. He succeeds Jack Salzwedel, …
February 10, 2017
A Biddeford, Maine, man has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that claimed two lives there when he was 18 years old. Dylan Collins pleaded guilty Tuesday in Superior Court in Alfred, Maine, to one count of arson and to …
February 10, 2017
Maine fire officials say two condominium buildings were destroyed by fire at Saddleback Mountain. Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin says two others were saved, and no injuries were reported during the Tuesday evening fire. The Sun Journal reports 16 …
February 10, 2017
Criminal charges have been announced in connection with a Boston, Mass., water main break that killed two workers. Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley on Wednesday announced a grand jury had returned indictments charging Atlantic Drain Services of Boston and …
February 10, 2017
Some U.S. financial institutions could be locked out of the European market if Donald Trump’s administration repeals global rules imposed in the wake of the financial crisis, a top EU official said on Friday. Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the …
February 10, 2017
Insured loss estimates from major natural catastrophes totaled US$39.5 billion during 2016, which is the highest level since 2012 when market losses totaled US$60 billion, according to a report published by Willis Re, the reinsurance division of Willis Towers Watson. …
February 10, 2017
Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., announced the launch of three enhanced Lloyd’s-led terror facilities in the Singapore, Latin American and Dubai markets. In response to the increasing demand for this distinctive coverage, these facilities …
February 10, 2017
Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group has led a new financing round for a Singapore-based online health insurance service that values the startup at $100 million. Singaporean government investment vehicle EDBI jointly led the $25 million round in …