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Communities Hold Breath as Companies Struggle With California’s Diesel Truck Ban

Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their …

Jury Awards $10.6 Million in Wrongful Death Claim Against Tobacco Firm

The family of a woman who smoked cigarettes for decades and died at age 59 from lung cancer has won a $10.6 million verdict in a case against cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. A jury in Massachusetts Superior Court …

New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses

New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the plans. That measure is one of several options under discussion as the state’s …

People Moves: HDI Global Promotes Schulte as Global Head of Marine; Amwins Global Risks Hires Ewing to Lead Transactional Risk Practice

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HDI Global and Amwins Global Risks. A summary of these new hires follows here. HDI Global Promotes Schulte as Global Head of Marine HDI Global has promoted Dr. Carsten Schulte as …

Texas Sues Chemical Manufacturers for Deceptive PFAS Marketing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals The lawsuit alleges the companies for decades manufactured, marketed, and sold an array …

Florida Board Revokes Butt-Lift Doctor’s License, Three Years After Patient Died

Florida’s Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor who performed Brazilian butt-lift surgery, three years after his license was restricted after a botched surgery killed a patient. Dr. Christopher Walker, who had operated at a spa …

Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki to Become Standalone Business Within Fairfax Group

Brit Ltd. and Ki announced that Ki will operate as a standalone company within the Fairfax Group, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Ki was incubated and launched by Brit in 2020 and began writing business on Jan. 1, 2021 with its …

Federal Court Affirms $14M Penalty Against Exxon for Pollution in Texas

A federal court on Wednesday affirmed a federal judge’s 2021 ruling imposing a $14.25 million penalty on Exxon Mobil for thousands of violations of the federal Clean Air Act at the company’s refinery and chemical plant complex in Baytown. The …

Aon and EBRD Launch €110M Facility to Provide Cover for War-Related Risks in Ukraine

Insurance broker Aon and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have structured a €110 million (US$115.6 million) facility to provide reinsurance capacity for international reinsurers and Ukrainian insurance companies to cover war-related risks in Ukraine. Under the Ukraine …

Ryan Companies to Pay $350K Over Sexual Harassment at Iowa Site

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc. to resolve allegations that the federal contractor’s employees faced sexual harassment, a hostile work …

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