Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bonds Dispute in Puerto Rico Bankruptcy January 14, 2020 By Karen Pierog The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute that has roiled the $3.8 trillion U.S. municipal...
Wholesale Distributor in Louisiana to Pay $140K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit January 14, 2020 A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other significant relief to settle...
Brit Global Specialty Names AIG’s Ruhlman to U.S. Cyber Team January 14, 2020 Brit Ltd. has named Douglas Ruhlman as assistant vice president, Cyber, for Brit Global Specialty USA. Ruhlman will work to...
Russell Joins POWERS Insurance as Commercial Lines Account Manager January 14, 2020 POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Amy Russell as commercial lines account manager. Russell has...
Climate Scientists Warn that Australia’s Bushfires Could Become the New Normal January 14, 2020 By Matthew Green Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves...
Nonprofit Opening Flood Risk Model to Researchers and Public January 14, 2020 A nonprofit flood risk research organization is offering the first publicly available flood risk model that predicts the probability of...
Harvard Professor Takes Aim at ‘Clickbait’ With Defamation Suit Against New York Times January 14, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication...
Fire Torches Several Buildings in New Jersey January 14, 2020 A large fire that started in an apartment building under construction spread to several other buildings late Sunday in a...
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services Hires Ehrlich to Its New York Office January 14, 2020 Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has appointed Joe Ehrlich as Beecher Carlson’s National Practice...
AssuredPartners Acquires Maryland’s The Jordan Insurance Group January 14, 2020 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired The Jordan Insurance Group LLC located in Columbia, Md. The team of five will remain under...