The family of a man who was killed in August in a shooting at a Houston-area food warehouse has filed a lawsuit asking for $25 million in damages from his employer. The lawsuit was filed in state civil court in …
Bowling pins topple, teeter, spin and fly. But this summer in Wisconsin, they’ve also been charred by flames and soaked with floodwater, while others are headed into retirement. In July, fire destroyed the Friendship Bar & Bowl in Adams County. …
Cost savings in the California worker’s compensation system from reforms made five years ago are far more massive than projected, according to David Lanier, secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Lanier on Thursday said that $1.3 billion …
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced that insured residential and commercial losses from the Carr and Mendocino Complex fires topped $845 million and are now counted among the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history. Jones also provided …
Tropical Depression Gordon moved north on Thursday, threatening central U.S. states with heavy rain, while Hurricane Florence churned toward Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph), forecasters said. Some parts of northwest Mississippi and much …
Matching grants of up to $5,000 to improve workplace safety and health are being made available for Michigan companies that have up to 250 employees. Michigan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the goal of the MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to …
West Texas police say four people were injured in a traffic accident after a passenger riding a motorcycle tried to pick up her cellphone after dropping it on the road. The El Paso Times reports that a passenger on a …
A pair of ruby slippers used in “The Wizard of Oz” and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes’ insurer and said he could help get them back, the …
Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Huntington Underwriting Ltd. (HUL), a structured solutions underwriting manager operating out of Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, Malaysia. HUL has been in operation since 2014 as an associate of the …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Sandy Codding as global head of Cyber & Technology. In this role, Codding is responsible for overseeing cyber and technology underwriting guidelines, rating methodology, distribution relationships, product sales and new product development. Globally, he …
