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27 08, 2015

China Detains Senior Officials, Port Executives After Deadly Explosions in Tianjin

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China’s top prosecutor is holding 10 officials and port executives as well as a senior Transport Ministry official under criminal detention for alleged neglect of duty and abuse of power in the Tianjin warehouse explosions that killed at least 139 people, the …

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26 08, 2015

Citizens: Water Losses the Reason for Rate Increases in South Florida

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In a nearly three-hour rate hearing on August 25, representatives from Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. delved into and defended their recent rate filing, which included significant increases in many Florida regions, before the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR). …

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27 08, 2015

Unmanned Work Zone Trucks Promise Road Safety, Savings

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Roving construction crews — the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines, inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal — are often protected from oncoming traffic by a specialized truck outfitted with a crash barrier. The crash trucks, …

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25 08, 2015

Zurich Insurance Offers $8.8 Billion to Acquire UK’s RSA

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Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, proposed to buy the UK’s RSA Insurance Group plc for about 5.6 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). RSA is willing to recommend the possible offer of 550 pence a share to its shareholders provided satisfactory terms are met, …

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25 08, 2015

Former Employee Sues Private Hawaiian School over Termination

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A former Kamehameha Schools Hawaii employee, who was fired last year in connection to alleged misuse of a purchasing card, has filed a lawsuit against the private school, claiming she was wrongfully terminated. The lawsuit, filed July 29, on behalf …

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26 08, 2015

South Carolina DUI Campaign Going Through Labor Day

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With the summer travel season winding down and with traffic deaths up across the state, South Carolina law enforcement agencies are gearing up their efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road. The Department of Public Safety says stepped-up enforcement …

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26 08, 2015

Insurers Paid $12.9M in Claims Stemming From Baltimore Riot

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The Maryland Insurance Administration says insurance companies have paid $12.9 million in claims stemming from civil unrest in Baltimore linked to the death in April of Freddie Gray. The agency said Tuesday that the payments include $11.6 million for commercial …

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25 08, 2015

Vienna Insurance Q2 Profit Drops 8.6% on Low Interest Rates in Region

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Vienna Insurance Group AG, eastern Europe’s biggest insurer, said profit in the second quarter declined 8.6 percent as low interest rates in the region pushed down returns on its investments. Net income in the three months to June dropped to 93.7 million …

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27 08, 2015

Generali Signs Global Deal to Target High-Growth Markets via Smartphones

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The Generali Group has signed a global deal with Obi Worldphones™, aiming to target, via smartphones, 20 high-growth markets with a prospective customer base of more than 10 million people. “This breakthrough deal with Obi Worldphones will allow Generali to …

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26 08, 2015

$198M in Property at High Risk from Chelan Wildfire in Washington

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The massive Chelan wildfire in Washington poses a significant risk to roughly 634 homes with a total reconstruction cost of more than $198 million, an analysis of the ongoing fire issued Wednesday shows. The analysis by property information and data …

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