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12, 2015
Company’s Wastewater Kills Over 30,000 Fish in Oklahoma
Oklahoma wildlife officials say a discharge of partially treated wastewater from an Arkansas wastewater plant killed over 30,000 fish along a Siloam Springs tributary. The fish kill happened in September when the apparent failure at Sager Creek Foods caused the …
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12, 2015
Oregon High Court Says Cab Company Workers Aren’t Independent Contractors
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled last week that a Portland taxicab company must pay unemployment insurance taxes for certain drivers because they were improperly classified as independent contractors. The case comes amid heightened attention to the employment status of for-hire …
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12, 2015
Vermont Program Gives Low-Income Motorists a Break on Their Old Tickets
Program helps low-income drivers get suspended licenses back Since 2009, Brenda Kennett has been watching the cost of a handful of minor traffic violations add up, reaching about $1,500 in fines and fees. On Dec. 11, she brought her balance …
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12, 2015
South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach Getting 800 Surveillance Cameras
Officials say a plan to install more than 800 surveillance cameras in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is on track to be completed by the end of the month. The Sun-News of Myrtle Beach reports the city is spending more than $2 …
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12, 2015
Alabama City Approves Ridesharing Regulations
The ridesharing company Uber says it will soon begin operating in Birmingham, Ala., after city officials approved new regulations. Multiple media outlets report that city council members voted 7-1 on Dec. 8 to approve the ordinance. The city’s mayor still …
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12, 2015
N.C. Insurance Commissioner Candidate Faced Now-Dismissed Fraud Charges
A candidate running for North Carolina insurance commissioner was the subject of a fraud investigation by the current commissioner’s office that led to criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed. Republican Ronald Pierce filed paperwork to run. Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is …
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12, 2015
Marsh Names Barton to Succeed Alway as Head of Jelf Group
Following completion of its acquisition of Jelf Group, first announced in September, Marsh has made a change in management. It has appointed Phil Barton to be CEO of Jelf in succession to Alex Alway, who is to become a non-executive …
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12, 2015
Integro Acquires UK’s Entertainment Insurance Partners Limited
Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd. announced that it has acquired London-based Entertainment Insurance Partners Limited (EIP), the parent company of Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers Ltd., Robertson Taylor International Insurance Brokers Inc., Walton & …
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12, 2015
SCOR Issues Statement as Sompo Backs Out of Share Purchase
French reinsurer SCOR Group issued a statement following the announcement from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. that it no longer plans to go through with an agreement to buy a 15 percent stake in SCOR. SCOR said it “acknowledges the …
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12, 2015
Ironshore Announces Approval from Lloyd’s for Pembroke, Patria Re in Mexico
Ironshore Inc. announced that its Pembroke Managing Agency Limited and Mexico reinsurance company, Patria Re, have received Lloyd’s approval to establish a Special Purpose Syndicate (SPS). “Patria Re will join the Lloyd’s platform in partnership with Pembroke as the first …