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18 05, 2020

Great American Insurance Group Hires Lewis as Divisional Vice President

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Great American Insurance Group has hired Gordon M. Lewis as a divisional vice president within its Ocean Marine division. Lewis has more than 28 years of experience in numerous lines of business within the marine insurance industry. He joins Great …

18 05, 2020

Investigations Continue Following Blast at Maine Paper Mill

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection of the site of a paper mill blast could take several more months. OSHA has until six months after the date it entered the Pixell Specialty Solutions mill on April 17 to complete …

18 05, 2020

China Urges Local Firms to List in London with China Pacific Insurance as One of First

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China is urging domestic companies to look at listing in London, several sources told Reuters, as the country aims to revive deals under a Stock Connect scheme and strengthen overseas ties in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The Shanghai-London …

18 05, 2020

AM Best’s Stress Testing Indicates Most Insurers Can Withstand Pandemic Hit

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Analysts at the AM Best ratings firm say their initial stress tests of insurance companies globally to gauge the preliminary impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on their financial strength found good news: “most insurers’ capital levels provided an adequate buffer …

18 05, 2020

Cyclone Amphan Intensifies, Threatening India, Bangladesh with Dangerous Storm Surge

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Tropical Cyclone Amphan has intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 storm as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh through the Bay of Bengal Maximum sustained winds in Cyclone Amphan increased from 75 mph to 160 mph in just …

18 05, 2020

Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews

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The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply in prescription drug disputes by 11.3% from 2018 to 2019, with data from the first quarter of 2020 showing the …

18 05, 2020

Pilot in Helicopter Cash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System

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The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside outside Los Angeles in …

18 05, 2020

Nevada Highway Damaged by Largest Area Earthquake in 65 Years

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The cracked main highway between Las Vegas and Reno reopened Friday, 10 hours after a predawn magnitude 6.5 earthquake that a researcher called the largest to strike the remote area of western Nevada in 65 years. No injuries were reported, …

18 05, 2020

Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Man Gets $8M Settlement

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A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 17 years in prison for murder before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction. Jonathan Douglass, the city manager of …

18 05, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against State of Georgia in Copyright Dispute

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The Supreme Court ruled last month against the state of Georgia in a copyright lawsuit over annotations to its legal code, finding they cannot be copyrighted. The 5-4 ruling splintered the court along unusual lines and upholds a previous appeals …