Capping a decades-long effort, U.S. workplace regulators on Thursday announced a final rule to boost protections against occupational exposure to crystalline silica, a carcinogenic dust ubiquitous in construction, foundries and fracking. Some industry groups have vowed to fight it in …
U.S. taxpayers will fork over $660 billion this year to subsidize health insurance for people under 65, the vast majority of whom have coverage through their employers, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday. In its most comprehensive report on …
Volkswagen AG was given four more weeks to reach an agreement with regulators for getting 600,000 diesel vehicles off U.S. roads as it faces hundreds of lawsuits for rigging pollution control systems to cheat emissions tests. U.S. District Judge Charles …
About 12 million people will be covered through Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces this year, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday in a new estimate, a sign of the government’s continuing difficulties in getting people signed up for insurance under the 2010 …
The re/insurance industry is failing to respond to the growing global terrorist threat with products that meet the needs of their clients, according to a report published by JLT Re and JLT Specialty Ltd. Indeed, evidence that insurance has absorbed …
Ageas UK has hired Cardinus Risk Management to provide both risk management survey software and on-site survey services to support commercial lines underwriting. Risk surveys, which are obtained by a visit to a client’s business, are an important part of …
Chubb announced that Bill Puleo has been appointed senior vice president, head of Custom Industry Solutions for Overseas General Insurance, the company’s international general insurance business, with immediate effect. In his new role, Puleo will be responsible for leading the …
Edmond, OK, March 25, 2016- FarmAssure has announced that effective April 1, 2016, FarmAssure will continue writing all new and renewal Oklahoma property policies with a new carrier partner, Spinnaker Insurance Company. Spinnaker is rated A- Excellent by A.M. Best, …
Duke Energy Corp. announced plans to expand its renewable energy from livestock waste, adding poop power to investments the country’s largest electric company has made in whirring wind turbines and acres of solar arrays. The Charlotte-based utility said it contracted …
Federal regulators have cited a Princeton saw mill for alleged workplace safety and health violations, including a lack of protective equipment worn during the operation of a chainsaw. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a news release that …
