DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic “forever chemicals” linked to cancer. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they believed the proposed class action filed …
Dellwood Insurance Group has filed to dismiss a lawsuit against it by American International Group, who is using the court system “as a cudgel to crush a fledgling startup,” the new surplus insurer said. According to the motion filed last …
Wyrick Joins Powers Insurance & Risk Management Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Kelsey Wyrick as a personal lines account manager. Wyrick’s responsibilities include managing personal lines accounts, retaining new and renewal clients, and promoting new …
Floodwaters damaged hundreds of properties this week across parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota as the Midwest recovers from days of intense rainfall. Three days of torrential downpours resulted in as much as 18 inches of rainfall in …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE and Howden’s managing general agency, DUAL Benelux. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Product Mgrs for Cyber and Mgmt. Liability/Financial Institutions QBE European Operations has appointed …
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictment of a former state employee in two separate cases involving theft and insurance fraud. Shanell Angelia West, of Essex, was allegedly involved in a theft scheme while working at the Maryland …
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Norfolk Southern threatened the board, sought to manufacture evidence and failed to provide documents during its investigation of a 2023 Ohio derailment. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said in extraordinary remarks the …
A dam holding back swollen flood waters in Minnesota was at risk of failure Monday as intense weather buffeted much of the US. The Blue Earth River has cut around the west side of the Rapidan Dam, local officials warned …
More Texas homeowners and renters than ever are struggling with high housing costs — and the state’s high home prices have potentially put the dream of owning a home out-of-reach for a growing number of families. That’s according to a …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin filed the lawsuit …
