Cal/OSHA is warning all employers throughout the entire state to consider protecting their outdoor workers from heat illness. The National Weather Service has issued high heat advisories and excessive heat warnings for portions of Northern and Southern California. The increasing …
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New Jersey has new child safety seat rules. The rules, which take effect Sept. 1, adhere to American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations. Children under age 2 and who weigh less than 30 pounds must be secured in a rear-facing seat …
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XL Catlin’s Excess & Surplus (E&S) Casualty business has unveiled a new geographically-focused structure and named three new regional leaders. Coy Rudd is appointed East regional vice president in New York; Ankur Chokshi was named Central regional vice president, based …
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Two crew members were hurt when two freight trains hauling new vehicles collided on Union Pacific property in Northeast Texas. UP spokesman Jeff DeGraff says four cars derailed early on Sept. 8 in Texarkana, Texas. Authorities are trying to determine why …
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QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015. In this role, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia Pacific Profitable Growth Strategy and …
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ACE Group announced six appointments to its ACE Global Markets (AGM) and ACE Overseas General (AOG) energy teams. All appointments are based in London and are effective immediately. Matthew Hardy has been appointed product head AGM Energy and head of …
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Prepared Holdings, LLC, the holding company for Prepared Insurance Co., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Meridian Insurance Holdings, Inc., a private investment group, under which Prepared will be acquired by Meridian. It is anticipated that Meridian will …
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New York credit unions that have run up large exposures to the city’s iconic yellow cabs are facing a sharp increase in loan losses after a judge threw out a legal challenge to ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. Four credit …
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Deadly Tropical Storm Erika may weaken as it passes over the mountains of the Dominican Republic Friday before continuing on a path that may bring it to Florida on Monday. Erika was 90 miles (144 kilometers) east-southeast of Santa Domingo …
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How the weather plays out in the next six months will have a lot to say about the California drought, snow in the Northeast and even the price of natural gas. A strong El Nino in the equatorial Pacific will make …
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