24 03, 2025

UK Detects First Case of Bird Flu in a Sheep, Fueling Fears of Spread

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Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and fueling fears of a …

25 03, 2025

Segway Recalls 220K Scooters Due to Fall Hazard That Resulting in Injuries

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Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters sold across the U.S. due to a fall hazard that has resulted in user injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. According to a notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety …

25 03, 2025

California Cites Contractor $157K Following Fatal Trench Accident

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A construction company was fined $157,500 by California for multiple violations of workplace safety regulations following a fatal trench collapse. W.A. Rasic Construction was fined by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health incident over the death of an …

25 03, 2025

Connecticut Court Restores Administrative Law Judge’s Discretion in Workers Comp

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The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that an administrative law judge has the discretion to award a workers compensation claimant, after he or she reaches maximum medical improvement, ongoing temporary partial incapacity benefits in lieu of permanent partial disability benefits …

25 03, 2025

CRU Group Expands Leadership With Sutton VP in Southwest

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CRU Group named Catherine Sutton vice president for the U.S. Southwest Region. Sutton has an education in engineering and experience in insurance adjusting, forensic engineering and account management. Based in Austin, Texas, Sutton will report to Senior Vice President of …

25 03, 2025

JD Power: Customers Not Happy With Carrier Property Claims Service

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Higher premiums and longer wait times make property owners less satisfied with their insurers. These not-very-surprising results from J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Property Claims Satisfaction Study align with today’s climate of increasingly longer claim cycle times and higher costs for …

25 03, 2025

Key Parts of Original Black Sea Grain Deal With Ukraine Were Never Fulfilled: Kremlin

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Russia and the United States will discuss resuming a deal to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday, noting that what Moscow saw as key parts of an earlier agreement on the …

25 03, 2025

Weather Experts Say US Forecasts to Worsen as DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Balloon Launches

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With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in. …

25 03, 2025

McCarty Critical of Consultant’s Report on MGAs, as Average Premiums Drop in Florida

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Amid an uproar over reports that Florida property insurance companies had shifted profits to affiliated firms while rates rose and carriers slid into insolvency a half-decade ago, former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty weighed in on the controversy. A consultant’s …

25 03, 2025

Fort Myers City Council Does About-Face, Agrees to Let ICE Train Police on Deports

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(AP) — City officials in Fort Myers, Florida, unanimously agreed to pass a memorandum on Friday allowing local authorities to receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and assist with deportations. This decision reverses a contentious vote earlier this …