Twice in less than two weeks, federal workplace safety inspectors found an Indiana contractor exposing employees to deadly risks of falls from elevation while they did framing work at two homes under construction in Perrysburg, Ohio Inspectors with the U.S. …
Record rainfall and widespread flooding killed four people in China’s southern province of Hunan, with roads in rural areas damaged and access to electricity and the internet disrupted, state media said on Tuesday. Days of heavy rains from the remnants …
SCOR SE Chief Executive Officer Thierry Leger said he’s taking over control of the company’s life and health unit after it led the firm to report its first quarterly loss since 2022. The Paris-based reinsurer posted a loss of €308 …
Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat. Michael …
Crude oil pipelines connecting the busiest Texas oil fields to a critical export hub across the state are nearly out of space, threatening to cap US oil exports at a time when the world needs more. Key pipelines that transport …
Australia’s plans to introduce stringent rules on climate disclosures are driving up concerns among businesses about compliance in one of the world’s biggest per-capita emitters. More than 6,000 companies including listed and unlisted firms, financial institutions and asset owners will …
Personal lines insurance comparison site The Zebra said it has acquired Marble, a digital platform for managing and saving on insurance. The acquisition is effective as of July 25, 2024. Terms of the deal, the first in The Zebra’s 12-year …
The average price for directors & officers liability insurance decreased 5.2% per $1 million in limits in the second quarter, according to Aon Commercial Risk Solutions. Aon said the decrease compared to the same quarter in 2023 was the ninth …
Insurer Nationwide said late last week that it is reducing its headcount by about 5% over the next year. “We can’t speculate on the total number of job impacts,” said Nationwide in a statement. “Eligible associates are able to apply …
Confie, a California-based personal lines distributor, has acquired three insurance agencies in the South, the firm said last week. Affordable Insurance in Hendersonville, North Carolina; US1 Insurance in Miami; and Bridgepoint Insurance in McAllen, Texas, are now part of the …
