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Davenport, Iowa Officials: No Fatalities After Partial Building Collapse

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said Monday. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said …

Verisk Buys London-Based Morning Data, an End-to-End-Processing Supplier

Verisk, a leading global data analytics and technology provider, has acquired Morning Data, a supplier of state-of-the-art software to brokers and managing general agents (MGAs) in London and across the globe. The acquisition enables Verisk to enhance and expand its …

People Moves: The Hartford Promotes Within Group Benefits, Small Commercial, Personal Sales

The Hartford announced new leadership appointments in sales and distribution across multiple lines of business in support of the company’s growth and innovation plans. Hayes Henderson has been promoted to head of sales and relationship management for group benefits, succeeding …

Judge in Montana Case Says Fire Retardant Drops Polluting Streams But Allows Use to Continue

A judge ruled that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have …

California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant …

Police Departments Now Offering Steering-Wheel Locks for Vulnerable Kias, Hyundais

While dealers and manufacturers are dealing with the sharp rise in thefts of Kia and Hyundai automobiles, police departments around the South and Midwest have begun offering free steering-wheel locks for owners of the cars. In Raleigh-Durham and in Fuquay-Varina, …

Product Recalls Hit Four-Year High in First Quarter 2023: Sedgwick

Data from the first quarter of 2023 shows that the number of product recalls in the U.S. increased 14.2% from the previous quarter. According to Sedgwick brand protection’s latest U.S. product recall index report — which analyzes recall data from …

Lightning May Not Have Struck at All: Georgia Man Wanted for False Insurance Claims

Authorities were searching this week for a Georgia man who falsely claimed a lightning strike caused more than $18,000 in damage to his property, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King said in a bulletin. Salvatore Arzillo, 52, of Buford, Georgia, filed …

South Carolina Firefighter Dies in Apartment Blaze

A 25-year-old firefighter from South Carolina has died after part of a burning apartment building collapsed while firefighters were inside. Authorities said James Muller of the Irmo Fire District died Friday while he was providing aid during the response to …

Marsh McLennan’s Guy Carpenter to Buy Israeli Reinsurance Broker, Re Solutions

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance specialist business of Marsh McLennan, announced it will acquire Re Solutions, the leading independent reinsurance broker in Israel. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this quarter, were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, …

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