18 05, 2021

Texas Manufacturer Fined $558K for Workplace Safety Violations

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A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that Clarke Products …

18 05, 2021

G2 Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Schroeder Group

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San Francisco-based insurance brokerage firm G2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired the assets of Schroeder Group, Inc., an independent insurance brokerage firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more than 30 years, Schroeder Group has specialized in equine mortality, farm and …

18 05, 2021

Texas Commercial Vehicle Crash Liability Bill Advances in Senate

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People affected by crashes causing bodily injury or death involving commercial motor vehicles would find it harder to win damages from companies under a bill that was approved by the Texas House and is making its way through the Senate. …

17 05, 2021

New Post-COVID Hybrid Work Arrangements May Not Be as Flexible as Desired

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Fourteen months after coronavirus confined the world’s office-workers to their homes, companies are embarking on another great experiment — how to get their teams back together, in-person, at least some of the time. It’s a task that is briefly uniting …

17 05, 2021

Aon to Sell Pensions Business in Germany, in Another Step to Get EU Nod for WTW Deal

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Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pensions consulting, pension insurance broking, pensions administration and investment consulting business in Germany to Lane Clark & Peacock LLP (LCP). The agreement is another step Aon and Willis …

17 05, 2021

Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawuits, Potentially Years of Litigation

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A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be …

17 05, 2021

Climate Litigation Cases Booming After Paris Agreement – Often Led by Young Activists

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Whatsapp chat rooms and Telegram channels across Germany lit up in the early hours of April 29. Young people frantically exchanged messages in a tone that went from disbelief to surprise to euphoria. The country’s highest court had just ruled …

17 05, 2021

Digital Transformation Vital to Keeping London Market Competitive: Survey

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Digital transformation is imperative to remaining competitive in the London market, according to the results of a new survey published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA). Companies identified simplifying processes to enable processing without manual intervention as their highest strategic …

17 05, 2021

New Vermont Law Waives Time Limit for Physical Abuse Suits

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed into law a measure that lifts the statute of limitations in civil cases of childhood physical abuse. Scott signed the bill on Wednesday. The new law builds on legislation passed two years ago that …

17 05, 2021

Severe Cyclone Tauktae Slams India’s West Coast

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A severe cyclonic storm is set to slam India’s west coast, home to major refineries and ports, prompting authorities already grappling with a savage second virus wave to evacuate people and patients to safer areas. Cyclone Tauktae, equivalent of a …