‘No-Fault’ Pacts with Railroads Hold Amtrak Liable for Accidents It Didn’t Cause February 13, 2018 By Jeff Horwitz Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in...
Blackstone Eyes Recapturing Anbang Insurance Assets Including Waldorf February 13, 2018 Blackstone Group LP, which scored big four years ago when a company it owned sold New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel...
Senate Report Links Drugmakers’ Donations to Opioid Crisis February 13, 2018 By Nate Raymond Five opioid manufacturers including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have paid more than $10 million to advocacy groups and doctors...
False Alarms Shake Confidence in Public Alert System February 13, 2018 By Michael Rubinkam Weather junkie John Grosso knew it was highly unlikely a monster wave was barreling toward the Connecticut coast. Still, when...
Duke Energy, Environmentalists Clash Over 5-Year-Old Groundwater Cleanup Lawsuit February 13, 2018 By Emery P. Dalesio A North Carolina appeals court should keep alive a five-year-old lawsuit because it increases the pressure on Duke Energy Corp....
State of Emergency Declared from Flooding in Kentucky County February 13, 2018 Flooding brought on by heavy rains in parts of Kentucky have prompted a state of emergency in at least one...
Tech Company Roost Forms Insurer Partnerships for Home Telematics Pilot February 13, 2018 Roost, a provider of home telematics for property insurance carriers, has partnered with Erie Insurance to test customer engagement with...
Study: Black Lung Cases Among Appalachian Coal Miners On the Rise February 13, 2018 A new research letter published in a medical journal details hundreds of cases of black lung disease in the Central...
Mickletz to Lead Everest Insurance Excess Casualty Division in the Southeast February 13, 2018 Jeff Mickletz has joined Everest Insurance as director and senior underwriter within the Excess Casualty division of Everest Specialty Casualty....
Vital Insurance Partners Names Matlach VP, Product Development in Arizona February 12, 2018 Vital Insurance Partners, an insurance consultant and program intermediary, has named Meg Matlach vice president of Product Development. Based in...