Dan Conway has joined global insurer Starr Companies as senior vice president for Specialty Casualty. Conway will assume overall responsibility for the Construction, Excess Construction and the Defense Base Act (DBA) profit centers, according to the announcement. The profit center …
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Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s creamery in Sylacauga, Ala., meets all state public …
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Firefighters are reporting some progress against a Northern California wildfire that has charred more than 100 square miles of terrain, destroying buildings, threatening many others and sending thousands of residents fleeing. As firefighters and equipment from outside the state poured …
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Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed legislation aimed at improving fire safety for homeowners in Delaware. The bill, signed on Aug. 6, requires builders of new single-family and two-family homes to provide buyers a cost estimate for installing an automatic sprinkler …
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A former employee of a Safeway in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain saying she was forced to quit because a customer repeatedly stared at her breasts and made vulgar comments. The Oregonian reported that 44-year-old Daphne …
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INSUREtrust in Atlanta, Ga., has added Vince Josaphs and Landon Dollar to its team. Josaphs joins the company as senior vice president and will report to Steve Haase, president. Josaphs’ has 15 years of insurance experience, serving on both the …
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The city of Spokane is suing the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, which it blames for pollution in the Spokane River in Washington. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Spokane, alleges that the company sold chemicals that …
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Allied World North America has introduced an enhanced professional risk-transfer organization (PRO) professional liability product. The product offers greater flexibility and a more responsive design, enabling clients to select and use only the coverages they need by choosing from an …
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New York City should be quicker to repair potholes, which have cost taxpayers $138 million in settlements over the last six years, City Comptroller Scott Stringer said. Stringer released an analysis last week that showed that the Belt Parkway had …
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Federal officials say the government has provided more than $2 million in aid to help Arkansas recover from storms that hit in May and June. Tornadoes, high winds and flooding ravaged the state between May 7 and June 15. The …
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