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18 08, 2023

Potential of ‘Life-Threatening Flooding’ from Hilary in SoCal Mountains, Deserts and Southwest Nevada

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AccuWeather on Friday issued an alert warning of the potential of a “life-threatening, flooding disaster” in the mountains and deserts of Southern California and far southwest Nevada due to Hurricane Hilary. In the area, primarily east of Palm Springs and …

18 08, 2023

Hawaii Wildfires Killed at Least 111, Burned 2K-Plus Homes and Businesses

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The Hawaii wildfires have killed at least 111 people with many still unaccounted for, and they have burned more than 2,000 burned homes and businesses. CNN reported that Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said it’s likely that more than 1,000 residents …

16 08, 2023

Texas Files Lawsuit Against Shell, Alleging $1M in Environmental Damage from Petrochemical Plant Fire

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) __ Texas is suing Shell and is seeking more than $1 million, alleging a fire at the oil giant`s Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment. The May 5 fire at the plant in the suburb of Deer …

16 08, 2023

Nebraska Police Testing Seized Dispensary Products for Illegally High THC Levels

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Police are testing products seized from five Nebraska dispensaries to see if they contain illegally high levels of the compound THC, the Lincoln Journal Star reported Monday. Lincoln police received warrants after checks in January, February …

16 08, 2023

Ex-Staffers Accuse Northwestern University of Failing to Address Toxic Coaching Environment in Lawsuit

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CHICAGO (AP) – Three former members of Northwestern University`s baseball coaching staff filed a lawsuit against the school on Monday, saying they lost their jobs for trying to report bullying and derogatory abuse by the team`s head coach, who has …

16 08, 2023

TDI Appoints Knight as State Fire Marshal

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The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced it has appointed Debra Knight as the new State Fire Marshal for Texas. Knight brings more than 30 years of experience in administrative and criminal law, as well as insurance and compliance analysis. …

16 08, 2023

Ohio Foundry’s Failure to Protect Workers Led to Fatal Steam Explosion, OSHA Finds

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A federal workplace safety investigation into a Beford, Ohio foundry explosion that caused the death of a maintenance supervisor and injuries to 15 other employees found the operator, I. Schumann & Co. LLC, failed to protect workers from the hazard …

16 08, 2023

People Moves: MGA Arrow Risk Launches FinPro Practice, Hiring Wood and Cubitt From IGI; Sompo Int’l Names Röskau as CEO of SI Insurance (Europe)

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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arrow Risk Management and Sompo International. A summary of these new hires follows here. MGA Arrow Risk Launches FinPro Practice, With 2 Hires From IGI Arrow Risk Management, the London-based specialist …

16 08, 2023

Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Backdating Auto Policy After Crash

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A North Carolina insurance agent has been charged with fraud after allegedly backdating an auto policy, to show that a friend was covered at the time of an accident. The North Carolina Department of Insurance reported this week that motorist …

16 08, 2023

Hawaii Fire Deaths Exceed 100 as Scale of Disaster Continues to Come into Focus

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced the confirmed death toll had risen from the destructive wildfires in the island-state to more than 100 in an late Tuesday, saying, “We are heartsick that we’ve had such loss.” The Associated Press is reporting …