Teams Assess Damage After Fire on Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port May 17, 2021 A salvage team assessed damage Saturday after a fire was ignited inside the remains of an overturned cargo ship that...
People Moves: Texas Mutual Promotes Potter to CFO, Martin to Sr. VP-HR May 17, 2021 Texas Mutual Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has promoted Bill Potter to chief financial officer (CFO). Potter, a...
People Moves: National Interstate Promotes Mikolay, Keenan; Old Republic Surety Names Littlefield VP May 17, 2021 National Interstate National Interstate Insurance Co. has promoted Christopher (Chris) E. Mikolay to senior vice president, Specialty Division and Daniel...
Appeals Court Rejects Bayer Appeal of $25M Roundup Cancer Verdict May 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Bayer’s Roundup caused a California...
Pipeline Ransomware Attack Stirs Debate on Whether Insurance Attracts Hackers May 17, 2021 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Jamie Tarabay The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. that caused gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast also sparked a debate...
Under Pressure, Ransomware Gangs Claim They’re Shutting Down May 17, 2021 By Joseph Menn Multiple ransomware groups claimed they were shutting down or scaling back operations on Friday as the U.S. government ramped up...
Private Firefighting Firms Add to Tension While Saving Vineyards, Mansions From Wildfires May 17, 2021 By Alexandra Ulmer Last October, firefighter Ryan Bellanca and his crew battled to keep the raging Glass Fire in California from devastating an...
BriteCo Launches Online Jewelry Insurance Program May 17, 2021 BriteCo jewelry insurance has launched a program to insure fine jewelry and watches that can be quoted and bound online...
Judge Rules Florida Deputies Fired Over Parkland Massacre Should Get Jobs Back May 17, 2021 A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in...
California Flooring Business Owners Charged for $3.8M Workers’ Comp Fraud May 14, 2021 Ryan Black, 45, formerly of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Curtis Davis, 53, of Penryn, were both charged this week with...