Fire Destroys 4 Businesses in Busy South Dakota Town February 19, 2020 Four downtown businesses in a small southwestern South Dakota community have been lost in a fire, according to the city’s...
Storm, Floods Cause Damage at Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park February 11, 2020 Mount Rainier National Park was hit by flooding and landslides that closed all roads to the park and damaged roads,...
California Vineyard Spills Nearly 100K Gallons of Red Wine into River January 27, 2020 More than 97,000 gallons of red wine spilled from a tank at a vineyard in Sonoma County and eventually leaked...
Despite Wildfires, California Wine is Doing Just Fine – For Now November 12, 2019 By Rachel Lerman If you’re worried that wildfires might have created shortages of Northern California’s 2019 cabernet sauvignon, or even just imparted it...
Oregon Lawmakers Repealed Tsunami Zone Building Law June 25, 2019 The Oregon Legislature has repealed a nearly 25-year-old law prohibiting new schools, hospitals, jails, and police and fire stations from...
UK-Based MGA EPUL Launches Coverage Solution for Unorthodox Property Risks in UK April 4, 2019 European Property Underwriting Ltd. (EPUL), a commercial property managing general agent (MGA), has launched “Solutions,” a package of covers specifically...
Zurich Canada Names Steiner from RSA as Head of Property March 12, 2019 Yvonne Steiner has been named head of Property for Zurich Canada. Steiner will be a member of the Zurich Canada...
BHSI Names Heads of Marine (AXA’s Mairos) & Property (Zurich’s Mannion) in UK, Ireland March 11, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has appointed Pedro Mairos as head of Marine, and Sean Mannion as head...
Coinsurance is the Insured’s Friend January 23, 2019 By Patrick Wraight Coinsurance. For some of us, that’s one of the worst words that I could write. You’re already mad at me...
Enviro Risks, Climate Change Lead Concerns in World Economic Report January 17, 2019 By Don Jergler Environmental risks continue to dominate long-term concerns, a new report shows. World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2019 released on...