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Study Shows Pollution, Runoff Intensify Red Tide Blooms in Florida Waters
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
Study Shows Pollution, Runoff Intensify Red Tide Blooms in Florida Waters
A new study by University of Florida researchers has provided one of the strongest correlations yet, showing that red tide outbreaks in coastal waters are exacerbated by man-made pollution. “There has been this kind of uncertainty about whether there is …
Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures
Insurance Journal | August 29, 2022
Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures
A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers to potential deadly fall hazards at a …
3 Injured at Indianapolis Concert
Insurance Journal | August 29, 2022
3 Injured at Indianapolis Concert
Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said. People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday …
Texas Ambulance Company to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Insurance Journal | August 29, 2022
Texas Ambulance Company to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Lone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio, Texas critical care transportation company, has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency …
Louisiana Town Settles Suit Over Released Video of Illegal Search
Insurance Journal | August 29, 2022
Louisiana Town Settles Suit Over Released Video of Illegal Search
A Virginia law professor is set to receive an $86,000 payment for settlement of his civil lawsuit filed against the City of Baton Rouge. The settlement follows a federal court order in which U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles found …
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2022
AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Missouri’s Cameron Mutual
AM Best has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bb” (Fair) from “bb+” (Fair) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) of Cameron Mutual Insurance Company (Cameron Mutual) (Cameron, MO). The outlook of the …
People Moves: Moody’s, RMS Names Hare Managing Director of APAC; Catalina Hires Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2022
People Moves: Moody’s, RMS Names Hare Managing Director of APAC; Catalina Hires Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RMS and and Catalina. A summary of these new hires follows here. Moody’s, RMS Appoints Hare MD of APAC Andrew Hare has been appointed managing director, Asia Pacific at RMS, the …
New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2022
New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police
New Orleans officials asked a federal judge Tuesday to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago, after deadly police shootings of civilians following Hurricane Katrina cast renewed scrutiny …
Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest
Insurance Journal | August 19, 2022
Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest
A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer’s killing of George Floyd. Councilwoman Indira Sheumaker’s countersuit …
Indiana House Explosion Leaves 3 Dead, 39 Homes Damaged
Insurance Journal | August 10, 2022
Indiana House Explosion Leaves 3 Dead, 39 Homes Damaged
An explosion at an Evansville, Indiana house killed three people and damaged 39 houses, officials said Wednesday afternoon. Evansville Fire Department Chief Mike Connelly said two of the people killed were in the house of the explosion, while the third …