Needless Catastrophe “The lack of effective safety management at this well resulted in a needless catastrophe.” — Kristen Kulinowski, interim executive of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, comments after the release of a report on the board’s investigation into an …
The Oregon Legislature has repealed a nearly 25-year-old law prohibiting new schools, hospitals, jails, and police and fire stations from being built in the state’s tsunami inundation zone. Coastal legislators, who pushed the bill, say the risks of a natural …
Excess Workers’ Compensation Buffer Layer Program Market Detail: Gray Specialty (www.grayspecialty.com) provides buffer layers of excess workers’ compensation coverage to qualified self-insureds, self-insured groups, joint powers authorities and associations. Self-insured retentions as low as $100,000 and limits of up to …
With Arizona’s monsoon season quickly approaching, state transportation planners plan to begin installing a new dust-detection system on Interstate 10. The Arizona Department of Transportation recorded 85 dust-related crashes along the busy freeway from Phoenix to Tucson from 2010 to …
National American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and CEO of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio, with responsibility for strategy, underwriting and …
A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment. The Los Angeles Times reported the 44-year-old unnamed woman has sued UCLA and Dr. James Heaps, alleging …
A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop. Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, insurers are …
An Atlanta-area police chief was appointed by Georgia’s governor last month to head the state’s insurance commission after the previous commissioner was indicted on federal charges. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Doraville Police Chief John King will fill the …
Two more carriers are planning to lower their auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the state’s insurance department reported in June. Both Progressive Security Insurance Co. and Louisiana Farm Bureau have filed to reduce auto insurance premium rates in Louisiana. The …
A fast-moving fire roared through several homes in a northern New Jersey neighborhood, injuring six firefighters and displacing nearly 50 residents. The fire in Paterson began around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in a home on Summer Street and quickly spread to …
