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1 02, 2024

U.S. Steel Agrees to Spend Millions to Settle Suit Over Pollution Violations After 2018 Fire

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U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than three months, emitting clouds of sulfurous gas into surrounding towns. The …

1 02, 2024

AI-Driven Insurance Platform Indemn Raises $1.9 Million

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New York-based Insurtech platform Indemn announced it has closed a $1.9 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by venture capital firm Markd, with participation from Afterwork Ventures, Everywhere Ventures, and a group of investors from Australia and the …

1 02, 2024

New York Hotel’s Stand-Only Policy Didn’t Sit Well With Front Desk Clerk

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Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, will pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee to resolve a discrimination lawsuit over its alleged failure to reasonably accommodate the clerk’s disability. According to a lawsuit filed by …

1 02, 2024

Report Shows California’s 2023 Auto Registrations Highest Since 2020, with an 11.9% Increase in New Vehicles

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Last year proved to be a banner year for new car registrations in California, reaching the highest numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report out this week shows. The California New Car Dealers Association’s fourth quarter 2023 California Auto …

1 02, 2024

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ericson Advisors of Connecticut

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Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Ericson Insurance Advisors. Ericson Insurance Advisors is a personal lines-focused insurance broker serving high-net-worth clients nationwide. Spencer Houldin, Peter Houldin and their team will remain …

1 02, 2024

OSHA Fines Georgia Plumbing Contractor $186,000 After Fatal Fall Down Manhole

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined a Georgia plumbing contractor more than $184,000 for failing to take safety measures to prevent a fatal fall last summer. Robert Hall, a 34-year-old father of four, was asked to crawl …

1 02, 2024

Georgia Bill Would Expand PTSD Help for Responders But Not Through Workers’ Comp

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After three years of starts and stops, a bill is moving through the Georgia legislature that would provide mental stress benefits for first responders – not through workers’ compensation but through a relatively new type of supplemental insurance program. So …

1 02, 2024

Report: 2023 Combined Ratio Forecast at 103.9, Commercial Lines Performed Best

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The 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry is forecast to be 103.9, with commercial lines at 97.7 and personal lines at 109.9, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Milliman. …

1 02, 2024

Boeing Is Sued by Shareholders Following MAX 9 Blowout

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Boeing has been sued by shareholders who said the company prioritized profit over safety and misled them about its commitment to making safe aircraft, prior to the Jan. 5 mid-air cabin panel blowout on an Alaskan Airlines 737 MAX 9. …

1 02, 2024

What Would UK Labour Party’s Finance Sector Plan Mean for City of London?

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Britain’s opposition Labour Party, tipped in the polls to win an election expected this year, set out its blueprint on Tuesday to “unashamedly champion” a financial sector worried about its global competitiveness following Brexit as top rival New York lures …