Report: Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were ‘Preventable’ May 6, 2022 By John Flesher The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was “foreseeable and preventable,”...
Hub Acquires Illinois’ Alta Actuaries And Consultants May 6, 2022 Hub acquired the APEX Global Benefit Management system and related assets from Alta Actuaries and Consultants, LLC (Alta), which consist...
Tornadoes Hit Texas, Oklahoma; More Storms in Forecast May 6, 2022 A springtime storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school,...
Allstate Outlines ‘Surgical’ Auto Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation May 6, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Rate increases in Allstate’s auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer’s overall plan to address the impact...
Atlanta Firefighter Shortage Could Mean Higher Insurance Rates May 6, 2022 Atlanta is short about 200 firefighters, sparking fears that homeowners’ insurance premiums could soon spike. Atlanta TV 11Alive reported that...
Walgreens Settles Florida Opioid Lawsuit for $683 Million May 6, 2022 The Walgreens pharmacy company has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida, halting a trial over state...
Hospital in California Sued for Racism in Black Mother’s Death May 6, 2022 By Brian Melley The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical hospital on Wednesday, saying...
Trust Distributed $1.69B to PG&E California Fire Victims in 2021 May 6, 2022 Nearly $1.7 billion has been distributed to victims of California wildfires for which Pacific Gas & Electric was blamed, a...
Bird Flu Outbreak Nears Worst Ever in U.S. With 37 Million Dead Chickens May 6, 2022 By Zijia Song, Elizabeth Elkin and Michael Hirtzer A bird flu virus that’s sweeping across the U.S. is rapidly becoming the country’s worst outbreak, having already killed over...
People Moves: A.I.M. Mutual Picks Landers as New President, CEO May 6, 2022 New England workers’ compensation specialist A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies has named Daniel A. Landers as president and chief executive officer....