10 08, 2021

Supreme Court Last Hope for Bayer As It Loses Another Weedkiller Cancer Appeal

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Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based weedkillers, leaving the German drugs and pesticides group to pin hopes for legal relief on the U.S. Supreme …

6 08, 2021

South Dakota’s Sanford Health Targeted by Cyber Hackers

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A large healthcare system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, acknowledged that it has been targeted by hackers. Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen confirmed to the Argus Leader that the organization was working to resolve the cyberattack. “Sanford …

10 08, 2021

People Moves: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Hires AIG’s Blattner-Hoyle to Lead Trade Finance; QBE Names AXA XL’s France as Head of Property, Europe

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This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at two insurers: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and QBE European Operations. A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Blattner-Hoyle to Lead Trade Finance Swiss Re Corporate …

6 08, 2021

Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home

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A crop-dusting plane struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a northeastern Ohio home, leaving the pilot with minor injuries. The crash in Wooster occurred around 10:30 a.m., as the plane dusted a …

10 08, 2021

New Mexico Lawsuit Says Guards Mistook Dentures for Contraband, Beat Inmate

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A man was brutally beaten by corrections officers and denied medical treatment at a county jail in a small New Mexico community after guards mistook dentures in the inmate’s mouth for contraband, according to a lawsuit. The New Mexico Prison …

6 08, 2021

Minnesota Governor Supports Relief for Drought-Stricken Farms

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Gov. Tim Walz and a top state lawmakers say they will support an emergency financial relief package for farmers in Minnesota, where most of the state is in a severe or extreme drought. Walz says he would support an aid …

10 08, 2021

Worker Death Leads to $11K Fine for Oregon Winery

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Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency said this week it has fined a Dundee, Ore., winery $11,100 for alleged violations of confined space rules after an investigation into the death of a worker. A worker at Corus Estates & Vineyards …

6 08, 2021

FEMA OKs $29M for Detroit Residents Impacted by Flooding

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far approved about $29 million in grants for Detroit residents whose homes and property suffered damage from heavy flooding during a late June storm. FEMA teams were in Detroit neighborhoods on Aug. 4 …

10 08, 2021

People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires

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Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Plano, Texas-based wholesale brokerage and general agency Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS), an XPT Partners company, hired Blake Brininstool as a broker and underwriter specializing in excess and surplus (E&S) insurance. Blake will be …

6 08, 2021

Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home

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A crop-dusting plane struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a northeastern Ohio home, leaving the pilot with minor injuries. The crash in Wooster occurred around 10:30 a.m., as the plane dusted a …