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26 08, 2015

$2M in Fire Damage at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Cause Unknown

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Fire officials said Monday they could not determine the cause of a fire that ripped through a 14th floor pool deck at The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip and caused $2 million in damage. The Clark County Fire …

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24 08, 2015

QBE North America Names Griffith Executive VP for Distribution

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QBE North America announced that Brian Griffith will join the organization on August 31 as executive vice president, Field Management and Distribution. The insurer said Griffith will lead the strategy for all distribution channels across QBE, as well agency management …

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26 08, 2015

Aspen Appoints Tassone as Executive VP for U.S. Program Business

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Aspen Insurance announced today that Dominick Tassone has been appointed executive vice president, Programs, for its U.S. business. Tassone’s appointment will be effective from Oct. 1, 2015 when Tom Muller, the current head of Programs for Aspen U.S. Insurance, retires …

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24 08, 2015

Court Says Jury Should Decide If FedEx Drivers are Employees in Missouri

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FedEx Corp. drivers will have to start over in a fight over their employee status in Missouri. A federal appeals court said Friday that a trial judge should have let a jury decide whether the drivers were independent contractors rather …

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25 08, 2015

PURE Insurance Expands Southeast Regional Hub in South Carolina

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Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer of high net worth individuals and families, has expanded its southeast regional hub in Charleston, S.C. To accommodate PURE’s growth, the company has moved offices to the newly-renovated Cigar …

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24 08, 2015

Smoke Lifts over Washington fires, but Potential for Fire Growth Remains

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The massive cloud of smoke began to lift over Washington wildfires over the weekend, but as air quality improves the fire’s behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said. “It’s like a flue opening in a fireplace,” said …

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26 08, 2015

IBHS: After Katrina, Roofing Regulations Stronger on Gulf Coast

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According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with more stringent requirements for inspections, building permits, and contractor licensing, all have contributed to safer, stronger roofs in coastal Alabama, …

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24 08, 2015

Study: Ventura, Oxnard in California Could be at Greater Tsunami Risk

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A study says two California coastal cities are at greater risk from tsunamis than previously thought. The study released last week by the American Geophysical Union examined the flooding risk if earthquake faults in the Santa Barbara Channel area ruptured. Coastal …

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25 08, 2015

Michigan’s New ‘Smart’ Roads May ‘Talk’ to Vehicles

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Highway officials are beginning to install sensors and cameras on roads near Detroit that will be able to provide construction, traffic and weather updates to motorists. The Michigan Department of Transportation recently installed the system along 20 miles of Interstate …

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24 08, 2015

Cause of Deadly New Mexico Scaffold Collapse Sought

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Six of the remaining seven construction workers injured in the collapse of a six-story scaffold outside a New Mexico medical center were released from hospitals last week as investigators began work on trying to determine the cause of the accident. One …

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