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California Vineyard Spills Nearly 100K Gallons of Red Wine into River

More than 97,000 gallons of red wine spilled from a tank at a vineyard in Sonoma County and eventually leaked into the Russian River, an accident officials said could hurt water quality in the 110-mile tributary flowing into the Pacific …

4.6M Earthquake Confirmed in Southern California Desert

A small earthquake rattled the Southern California desert on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed. A temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck at 7:03 p.m. and was …

Commercial Air Travel Passenger Death Rate Continues to Decline: MIT Study

It has never been safer to fly on commercial airlines, according to a new study by an MIT professor that tracks the continued decrease in passenger fatalities around the globe. The study finds that between 2008 and 2017, airline passenger …

Zurich North America Appoints Harper as Head of Corporate Sustainability

Ben Harper has been named head of Corporate Sustainability for Zurich North America. In this new position, Harper will be responsible for coalescing Zurich’s people and capabilities to advance the company’s sustainability priorities of workforce in transition, climate resilience and …

Roughly 85K Museum Artifacts Feared Lost in NYC Chinatown Fire

Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said Friday. The president of …

Rhode Island Construction Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing $200K

A former construction project manager for a real estate development company has pleaded guilty to defrauding banks, construction companies and his employer out of more than $200,000, federal prosecutors say. Gregory Meeker, of Barrington, R.I., pleaded guilty to 12 counts …

Fidelis Appoints Symms from Talbot as Head of Outwards Reinsurance

Fidelis Insurance announced the appointment of John Symms as head of Outwards Reinsurance, in a new role that will support the growth of company’s reinsurance partnerships and the increasingly important quota share relationships across multiple lines of business. Working closely …

Norman-Spencer Hires Blanco as Senior Account Director on Real Estate Team

Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property and casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has hired Michele Blanco as senior account director on its Real Estate team. Blanco is based in Maryland. Blanco brings more than 20 years of experience as an …

CoreLogic Completes Acquisition of Massachusetts’ Location Inc.

CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has completed the company’s acquisition of Location Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based leader in geographic data sciences and predictive, location-based analytics for businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Location Inc.’s proprietary …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Kemper Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” of the Chicago-based Kemper Property & Casualty Group. AM Best …