OSHA Cites Smithfield Foods For Lax Coronavirus Safety for Meat Plant Workers September 11, 2020 By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter The U.S. Labor Department said on Thursday it cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from the coronavirus, making...
Report Urges Urgent Action from Financial Regulators to Address Climate Change September 10, 2020 By Don Jergler Yet another report in a long line of reports is out urging urgent action from financial regulators, including insurance regulators,...
Ascot Starts E&S Casualty Unit for U.S.; Welcomes AXA’s Roy as Senior VP September 10, 2020 Specialty insurer Ascot has started an Excess & Surplus Casualty division for the U.S. and appointed Matthew Roy as senior...
Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk September 10, 2020 By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center were on edge as early as March when patients with COVID-19 began to...
Insurance Agencies Get No Break When It Comes to Cyber Liability September 10, 2020 By Tom Wetzel As this trying year drags on, insurance agents might be tempted to take a quick breather. From a cyber liability...
Department Store Blames Insurers As It Files Bankruptcy and Shuts Down September 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hill Century 21 Stores, an iconic New York off-price department store chain, filed for bankruptcy with plans to shut down, becoming...
Marsh’s Klisura Is Moving to Guy Carpenter to Be President September 10, 2020 Brokers Guy Carpenter and Marsh, two business units of Marsh & McLennan, announced the appointment of Dean Klisura as president...
Schools Find Lessons About Insurance Liability and COVID-19 Are Complicated September 10, 2020 School officials and insurers across the country are facing questions about COVID-19-related insurance liability as they begin classes, but answers...
SIS Insure Increases Capacity for Contractors Program Through AF Group September 10, 2020 Safebuilt Insurance Services, a licensed program manager, has partnered with AF Group to expand its capacity for general liability programs...
American Impressionist Painting Missing Since 1995 Turns Up at Museum Exhibit September 9, 2020 By Jim Sams A painting by American artist Robert Spencer, missing since 1995, was recovered after a Pennsylvania art museum included it in...