Authorities say a fire in a Newport home that killed a retired teacher and coach has been ruled an accident that started in the kitchen. The Newport Daily News reported Sunday that Deputy State Fire Marshal Kevin Morris says the …
Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Matthew Westhoff as head of U.S. large commercial property based in New York. Reporting to Beazley’s global head of commercial property, Simon Jackson, Westhoff will manage the U.S.-based team, working alongside the property team in …
The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to hold The Roof Kings LLC and its owner, Craig Galligan, in civil contempt for not fulfilling the terms of an order issued by …
Insured losses stemming from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan are estimated to range between US$$7 billion and $11 billion, according to Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling firm RMS. While last month’s Typhoon Faxai was a wind-driven event, RMS estimates typhoon flooding from …
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced it has extended its market coverage to include New Zealand. PERILS is now making available market-wide property sums insured exposed to the perils of earthquake, flood and extratropical …
South Dakota-based Sanford Health, one of the nation’s largest health systems, has agreed to pay more than $20 million to resolve kickback allegations stemming from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two Sanford doctors, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The …
Gov. Kristi Noem is requesting a presidential disaster declaration for the damage caused by tornadoes and floods that struck southeastern South Dakota in September. Noem made her request in a letter to President Donald Trump. She wrote that storms, tornadoes …
The chairman of a St. Louis County police board has resigned and another board member said she is being replaced after a jury found that a sergeant was discriminated against because he’s gay and recommended that he be awarded nearly …
In mid-October, Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to raise its maximum liability limits for new and renewal policies with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2020, or later. TWIA is …
Southern Insurance Underwriters (SIU) has added Patti Stuczynski to its Workers’ Compensation underwriting team. Stuczynksi will be responsible for underwriting new and renewal business while being a vital part of the program’s development. She will be based in Alpharetta, Ga. …
