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20 05, 2020

Texas Storage Tank Facility Cited for Safety Hazards, Fined $234.5K

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Alexander Tank Company – a manufacturer of steel storage tanks based in Luling, Texas – has been cited by federal regulators for repeat safety and health hazards and fined $234,528. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Alexander …

20 05, 2020

North Carolina Revises Workers’ Comp Premium Rules Related to COVID-19

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Two new rule revisions to the North Carolina Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability (NC Basic Manual) related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) …

20 05, 2020

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Adds Barkasy in South Carolina

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The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has hired David Barkasy to establish a presence for the company in South Carolina. Barkasy, who has been in the insurance field for more than 20 years, joins the team as a producer and is …

20 05, 2020

West Virginia Expands State Reopenings Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday expanded his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions while acknowledging that cases will likely rise as the economy reopens. The Republican governor has added indoor malls to the growing list of businesses set to …

20 05, 2020

Holmes Murphy’s CSDZ Adds Beyer to Minnesota Risk Management Team

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CSDZ, a Holmes Murphy company, has added Cal Beyer to its Minnesota team as vice president of Workforce Risk and Worker Wellbeing. Beyer has over 30 years of safety, insurance, and risk management experience, with 24 of those years serving …

20 05, 2020

Mississippi to Offer $300M in Virus Relief Grants for Small Businesses

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said last week that he expects to sign a bill to create grants for small businesses by using part the state’s coronavirus relief money. The governor’s staff was involved in negotiations that led to the bill …

20 05, 2020

Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Joins TechAssure

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TechAssure, an international nonprofit association of insurance and risk management experts for technology-related risks, has named Madison, Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance as a new member. A top 50 insurance broker and risk management firm, M3 employs more than 300 people from …

20 05, 2020

For Third Point Re, COVID-19 Crisis Hurts, but It Celebrates 1st Underwriting Profit

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Third Point Re reported a net loss of $183.6 million for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19-related investment volatility – but the company still had big reasons to celebrate. For the first time since its inception in October …

20 05, 2020

Brexit Talks Become Acrimonious as UK Slams EU’s ‘Unworthy’ Trade Offer

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Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator accused the European Union of offering the UK only a “low-quality” trade deal as talks between the two sides descended into acrimony. In a dramatic intervention in the increasingly fractious negotiations over the future UK-EU …

19 05, 2020

Car Crashes into Closed Pennsylvania Convenience Store

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A car slammed into a convenience store in western Pennsylvania, killing one woman and injuring two others, authorities said. The car was traveling down Dwellington Drive in Middlesex Township when it crashed into a closed store at the CoGo’s at …