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Worker Fatality at New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Plant Under Investigation
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
Worker Fatality at New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Plant Under Investigation
An electric company employee working on a backup generator project at Keene, New Hampshire’s wastewater treatment plant suffered an injury and died, city officials said. The Hamblet Electric employee was fatally injured on Wednesday morning. Other employees used a defibrillator …
China’s Drought-Hit Regions Now Face Heavy Rains, Flooding
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
China’s Drought-Hit Regions Now Face Heavy Rains, Flooding
More than 100,000 people have been moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by a heatwave and drought for most of the summer. Heavy rain was …
Travelers, Policyholder Agree to Void Current Cyber Policy
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
Travelers, Policyholder Agree to Void Current Cyber Policy
Travelers and policyholder International Control Services (ICS) jointly filed a stipulation to have a federal court rescind an active cyber insurance policy that the insurer claimed was void due to the insured’s misrepresentation of multi-factor authentication use. According to documents …
People Moves: McGriff Names Thames to Lead Charlotte Ops
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
People Moves: McGriff Names Thames to Lead Charlotte Ops
McGriff, a major U.S. insurance broker, has named Arkansas-area executive Will Thames to lead its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Truist-owned insurance subsidiary said it has identified Charlotte as an emerging flagship insurance operation. Before joining McGriff, Thames was …
Biz Moves: PCF Acquires Apple Insurance in Florida
Insurance Journal | August 30, 2022
Biz Moves: PCF Acquires Apple Insurance in Florida
PCF Insurance Services (PCF), a brokerage headquartered in Lehi, Utah, has acquired Florida-based insurance broker Apple Insurance and Financial Services. Apple Insurance is an individual health and Medicare insurance agency based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, offering access to Florida Blue. …
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 …