High levels of “forever chemicals,” including poly-fluoroalkyl, or PFAS compounds, have been found in northeastern Tennessee rivers and drinking water supplies, likely from wastewater sludge that is spread on farms as fertilizer, the Sierra Club’s Tennessee Chapter said in a …
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown reported that his Opioids Enforcement Unit has finalized settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, and Walgreens, after multi-year investigations of these opioids-makers’ or chain pharmacies’ involvement in the opioid crisis in the state. The settlements …
A Delaware woman will serve 5 to 10 years in state prison for a workers’ compensation scam that spanned 2.5 years, two states, and cost a Pennsylvania employer more than $170,000, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. Victoria Newell-Brown, …
Alliant Insurance Services hired Frank Ross as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Ross joins Alliant with a property/casualty insurance background encompassing risk management, cyber liability, and executive liability. Before joining Alliant, he was senior vice president at USI …
Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. The Union Pacific train derailed just …
Lockton, headquartered in the Kansas City metropolitan area, named Eric Braverman and Eric Bill to its lawyers professional liability practice. Both are based in Chicago. Braverman joins as senior vice president, professional services practice leader. He brings 20 years of …
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, making it the second-largest wildfire in state history. The fire is 3% contained as of Thursday morning according to officials with the Texas A&M …
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), a leading international specialty insurance firm, announced addition of Cyber Liability to its proprietary digital platform, RT Connector. RT Connector allows retail insurance agents to access multiple lines of …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for M&A in Asia Pacific Fusion Specialty, a Sydney-based MGA platform …
Florida authorities charged a Miami contractor with vastly underreporting his payroll and skipping out on $253,000 in workers’ compensation insurance premiums to Travelers Property and Casualty Co. Gustavo Antonio Munguia, 48, owner of American Iron Group Corp., was arrested Thursday, …
