May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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, …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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, …