A fire on an Energy Transfer LP natural gas liquids pipeline near Houston was caused by an SUV crashing through the fence of a Walmart store and into an above-ground valve to the line, local officials said. Preliminary reports indicate …
The US sued the owner and the operator of a Singapore-flagged ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge in March, the most aggressive action to date in response to a disaster that killed six workers and threw the region’s transportation …
A Wisconsin animal food producer exposed employees to the risks of explosions, fires and long-term respiratory illnesses from excessive amounts of airborne dust, federal workplace inspectors found. The findings follow an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells. “At this preliminary stage, the plaintiffs have shown they …
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and its affiliates, Farm …
U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Francine are estimated to not exceed $2 billion, Moody’s RMS Event Response team said. Losses to the National Flood Insurance Program from the hurricane are estimated to be less than $200 million, the …
Insurance technology provider Zywave said Martin Simoncic is its new chief executive officer and Christian G. Kasper has joined as chief financial officer. Simoncic most recently served as president of PROS Holdings, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions company using artificial intelligence. …
Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from trade and shipping sources shows, helping to protect Moscow’s export revenue despite western sanctions. Russian firms provided insurance cover for …
Generali has reached an agreement to sell its 99.99% stake in its Turkish business, Generali Sigorta A.Ş., in a deal struck with four buyers in Turkey. Kiler Holding A.Ş. is buying a 42% stake in Generali Sigorta; Ekol Girişim Sermayesi …
The MEMIC Group, based in Portland, Maine, hired Scott Davis as a senior production underwriter overseeing the Virginia and District of Columbia territory. Davis, based in Virginia, joins MEMIC with over two decades of experience in multiline insurance and underwriting. …