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1 05, 2023

Executive Bonuses in Crosshairs in New CO2 Proposal: ESG Regulation

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Executives will face bonus cuts if the companies they run fail to hit climate transition targets, under a new European Union proposal that greatly expands the range of levers regulators can draw on to meet terms of the Paris Agreement. …

12 04, 2023

TWIA Board to Meet April 18 to Discuss Action on 2023 Reinsurance

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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Associated Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, April 18 to discuss taking possible action on the TWIA’s reinsurance purchase for the 2023 storm season. TWIA’s reinsurance broker, Gallagher Re, will present information to the Board on …

13 04, 2023

California Landscapers Arraigned in Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Scheme

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Five defendants were arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found a landscaping company some of the defendants owned allegedly underreported wages to their insurer to reduce their workers’ comp …

13 04, 2023

Three Alaska Native Tribes Suing to Block Major Gold Mine Project

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Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in southwest Alaska. …

13 04, 2023

Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast

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A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The family of Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran, …

13 04, 2023

Lawsuit Seeks to Uphold Closing California’s Last Nuke Plant

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An environmental group has sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Friends of the Earth asks the …

13 04, 2023

Pipeline Involved in California Spill That Caused Numerous Lawsuits Restarting

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An offshore pipeline involved in a 2021 oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches is being put back in service, the operator said. Amplify Energy Corp. said that it received approval from federal regulatory agencies to restart operations and last …

13 04, 2023

Latest E-Bike Fire in New York City Kills 2 Children

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An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. FDNY Chief …

13 04, 2023

World Insurance Acquires TJ Woods Agency in Massachusetts

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Insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired the business of Thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc. of Worcester, Massachusetts. TJ Woods was founded in 1949, and is a property/casualty agency, providing personal and business insurance. Terms of …

13 04, 2023

Miami Homeowner Charged with Defrauding Citizens by Claiming Old Damage

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Florida authorities have charged a Miami man – who has a long record of criminal and civil cases under his name – with insurance fraud after investigators found that some $300,000 in claims were linked to pre-exiting damage to his …