5 06, 2024

Sanctioned Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk in Mediterranean, Greece Says

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Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday. Up to 850 oil tankers are estimated …

5 06, 2024

Oregon Report Keys in on Disabling Claims for Occupational Injuries

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Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services received notification of 24,947 accepted disabling claims for occupational injuries and diseases in 2022, according to a new report looking back on data from the year. Employment increased by 71,100 workers and claims …

5 06, 2024

Hospital Not Liable in Nurse’s Sexual Battery Against Patient

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A Virginia hospital is not vicariously liable for a sexual molestation committed by one of its nurses against a patient because the nurse’s actions were clearly outside the scope of his employment duties and were personally motivated. A patient sued …

5 06, 2024

NSM Acquires Reinsurance MGA Strategic Underwriters International

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Global specialty insurance broker NSM Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of Strategic Underwriters International (SUI). Based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, SUI is a managing general agent (MGA) in the casualty facultative reinsurance marketplace. SUI offers facultative casualty reinsurance for several …

5 06, 2024

Hub Acquires Vermont’s Essex Agency

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Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reported it has acquired The Essex Agency, Inc. of Essex Junction, Vermont. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Essex Agency is an independent insurance agency offering personal and commercial insurance, including for …

5 06, 2024

Safety Teams Investigating After Tennessee Industrial Fire That Killed Worker

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State and federal safety officials are investigating a fatal explosion and fire at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, steel-hardening facility. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it had sent a team to the TS USA liquid nitriding plant to …

5 06, 2024

Kentucky Governor Unveils Plan to Boost Rental Housing Amid Shortage

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that a rental housing shortage has gnawed at him since the recovery began from a terrifying tornado outbreak that hit western parts of the state in late 2021. The …

5 06, 2024

Atlanta Gets a Handle on Broken Water Main That Left Parts of the City Dry

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ATLANTA (AP) — For at least some residents, Atlanta’s water problems weren’t over Monday. Milena Franco, who lives in the city’s Midtown neighborhood, said she and her husband had water all weekend. But Monday morning, the flow was cut off, …

5 06, 2024

Southwest Airlines in Court Over Firing of Flight Attendant With Anti-Abortion Views

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Whether a flight attendant was fired for her religious beliefs or for improper conduct when she sent graphic anti-abortion material and disparaging messages to a union leader was at the heart of appeals court arguments Monday, as Southwest Airlines and …

5 06, 2024

Marsh McLennan Agency Completes Fisher Brown Bottrell Acquisition

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Marsh McLennan Agency said it completed its purchase of Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. from Trustmark National Bank for about $316 million. The subsidiary of Marsh said all Jackson, Mississippi-based Fisher Brown Bottrell employees will join Marsh McLennan Agency and …