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People Moves: Berkshire Hathaway Promotes Pair; Envoca Foundation Adds Moore
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Two U.S. Executive & Professional Lines Leaders Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has promoted two members on its U.S. executive and professional lines team in Chicago, Illinois. Shelley Norman has been named senior vice president, management …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:44 PM |
Ohio Steel Manufacturer to Pay $990K Over Clear Air Act Violations
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clear Air Act settlement with Republic Steel, a steel manufacturer in Canton, Ohio, which will require the company to reduce its facility’s lead emissions that have caused …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:32 PM |
OSHA Fines Illinois Dollar Tree $364K for Workplace Exposure Violations
With holiday shopping nearing its peak, federal workplace safety inspectors have again found Dollar Tree Stores Inc. – one of the nation’s largest discount retailers – exposing workers in Matteson, Illinois to the risks of unsafely stored and stacked boxes …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:25 PM |
Texas Regional Bank Expands Into Insurance With Acquisition of Mission Duncan
Texas Regional Bank (TRB) announced the addition of insurance to its suite of financial services. TRB Insurance will offer a wide range of products and services, including home, auto, and life insurance, as well as commercial insurance. “At TRB, we …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:22 PM |
People Moves: Hartford Chief Sustainability Officer; Amwins New Transportation Role; Deputy Exec Director at Coalition Against Insurance Fraud; Chubb Names N.A. Financial Lines President
The Hartford Names Shields Chief Sustainability Officer The Hartford has appointed Terence Shields to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer. Shields will lead the Office of Sustainability as it guides overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, initiatives …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:22 PM |
Call to Phase Out ‘Forever Chemicals’ Gains Investor Momentum
Investors managing $8 trillion in assets have written to the world’s biggest chemicals companies urging them to phase out the use of so-called forever chemicals that can accumulate in the environment and remain hazardous for generations. Known as PFAS, which …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 5:09 PM |
The Future of Insurance: PLUS Conference Recap
Technology is on everyone’s mind. Whether it’s using big data, AI or tackling the world of cybersecurity, technology tops the list of business concerns today. For the insurance industry, technology and how data is used to improve underwriting have been …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 4:57 PM |
Sanitizer Spat Entangles Members of American Dream Mall’s Ghermezian Family
The Ghermezian family is best known for owning some of the world’s biggest shopping complexes, including New Jersey’s American Dream and a stake in Minnesota’s Mall of America. But some family members are involved in a legal dispute over a …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 3:41 PM |
Lava on Hawaii’s Big Island Could Block Main Highway, Interrupt Businesses
Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. The molten rock could make …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 3:03 PM |
California Trucking Firm Owner Sentenced in Deadly Blast
A Southern California trucking company owner who ordered the illegal repair of a tanker that led to a deadly explosion was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison. Carl Bradley Johansson, 64, of Newport Beach also was sentenced …
POSTED DECEMBER 05, 2022 3:00 PM |
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