Hilb Acquires OceanPoint Insurance in Rhode Island December 27, 2022 National broker The Hilb Group reported it has acquired Rhode Island-based OceanPoint Insurance, building upon its presence in the New...
Alabama Landfill Still Burning After a Month, Shrouding City in Smoke December 27, 2022 An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced After Embezzling Clients’ Premium Payments December 27, 2022 Anaiza Villarreal Lopez, 30, of McFarland, California was sentenced in Kern County Superior Court on one count of grand theft...
Maritime Liability Rules Changed After Deadly 2019 California Boat Fire December 27, 2022 By Stefanie Dazio Federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident victims and their families in response to the 2019 boat...
Washington Contractor Fined $400K for Repeat Fall Protection Violations December 27, 2022 The owner of a Washington state framing company is facing nearly $400,000 in fines for allegedly allowing crew members to...
Japan’s LNG Buyers Assess How Insurance Halt Will Affect Supplies December 27, 2022 By Shoko Oda and Tsuyoshi Inajima Japan’s buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas are assessing how imminent changes to shipping insurance — triggered by the ongoing...
Why Remote Work Will Continue in 2023 December 27, 2022 By Jo Constantz If the U.S. job market continues to weaken next year, companies will be emboldened and may pull back on letting...
Key Biden Administration Labor Policies Will Face Legal Challenges in 2023 December 27, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner The Biden administration and a Democrat-led U.S. labor board will implement a series of major employment policies in 2023 but...
Russian Airlines Explore Buying Stranded Jets From Western Leasing Firms December 27, 2022 By Gleb Stolyarov and Carolyn Cohn Russian airlines have held exploratory talks with at least one major Western leasing firm about using state funds to buy...
President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for New York Counties December 27, 2022 President Joe Biden has approved New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s request for a federal emergency declaration as a result of...