Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Three Texas Companies Recognized for Workplace Safety

The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) awarded three companies the Lone Star Safety Award for their exemplary workplace health and safety programs and low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses. Among them are the Ocean Spray …

New Louisiana School A Step to Resolve Decades-Old Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities in a southwest Louisiana school district have agreed to develop a magnet school in a historically Black school zone to draw students of all races from across the district in a step toward resolving a …

Michigan State Students Wounded in Shooting Take Steps Toward Lawsuit

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Two students who were among eight killed or wounded in a winter shooting at Michigan State University are taking steps toward suing the school. Attorneys for Nate Statly and Troy Forbush, who survived the shooting, …

Crews Begin Demolishing Remains of Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Crews on Monday started demolishing the remains of a six- story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless. Workers were using large excavators …

Man Arrested for Setting Fire in Lobby of Indiana Jail

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) – A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson for walking into a northwestern Indiana jail, pouring an accelerant on the floor and starting a small fire, a sheriff said. The man was taken …

Trump CNN Remarks Allowed in E. Jean Carroll’s Expanded Defamation Suit

he New York author who won a $5 million sexual abuse trial against Donald Trump was allowed to expand an earlier defamation lawsuit to add remarks he made about her on a CNN town hall and seek at least $10 …

After 7 Quakes, NC Commissioner Urges Homeowners to Add Endorsement

After seven minor earthquakes were recorded in recent weeks in western North Carolina, the state’s insurance commissioner is encouraging property owners to check with their insurance agents and make sure they’re covered for natural disasters. Earthquake damage is generally not …

People Moves: Guy Carpenter Expands Cyber Team

Guy Carpenter has appointed Matthew McCabe as managing director of cyber broking, based in New York. McCabe rejoins Marsh McLennan from Kivu Consulting, where he was general counsel and risk officer. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Marsh, …

Private Equity Firm TA Associates Weighs Sale of Australian Insurance Broker Honan

Private equity firm TA Associates is exploring a sale of its stake in Australian insurance broker Honan Insurance Group Pty amid interest from other potential investors, according to people familiar with the matter. TA is working with a financial adviser …

Property Leads Q1 Commercial Insurance Price Increases: WTW CLIPS

Commercial property insurance, with double-digit first quarter price increases, led other lines of businesses tracked by WTW’s Commercial Lines Pricing Survey (CLIPS). CLIPS found the aggregate price change for U.S. commercial insurance was up 5.6% for the first three months …