23 04, 2021

Concerns Raised over Possible Flooding in Western Alaska

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A heavy winter snowpack along the Kuskokwim River could make flooding likely this year in western Alaska, a federal weather official said. “I’m especially concerned about the lower villages” along the Johnson River, a tributary of the Kuskokwim, National Weather …

22 04, 2021

Massachusetts Eye and Ear to Pay $2.6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. and the Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc., collectively referred to as Massachusetts Eye and Ear, have agreed to pay $2.678 million to resolve allegations that …

23 04, 2021

Climate Change Activists Protest at Lloyd’s of London, Dumping a Load of ‘Coal’

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Lloyd’s of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called “Insurance Rebellion” used a dump truck to deposit a large pile of fake coal in front of the Lloyd’s headquarters on One Lime Street. …

22 04, 2021

Geico Customer Data Breach May be Part of Unemployment Insurance Scam

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Auto insurer Geico recently reported that fraudsters have been stealing license numbers of its customers for the past few months and possibly using them to fraudulently apply for unemployment benefits. In a data breach notification filed with California’s data privacy …

23 04, 2021

People Moves: Marze to Dwight Andrus Insurance; BenefitMall Adds Mitchell, Promotes Sims

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Dwight Andrus Insurance Dwight Andrus Insurance in Lafayette, Louisiana, has added Hayden Marze as a commercial lines producer. Hayden has prior business-to-business sales experience in the oil and gas and aviation industries. An independent insurance agency founded in 1945, Dwight …

22 04, 2021

Philippine Rescuers Find Bodies of 4 Crew Members of Abandoned Cargo Ship; 9 Missing

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MANILA, Philippines – Rescuers in the southern Philippines found the bodies of four crew members Wednesday and rescued seven others who jumped off a cargo vessel, which took in water and listed after its anchor broke in rough seas, officials …

23 04, 2021

CEO Swift Optimistic About The Hartford’s Position as Economic Recovery Begins

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The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift expressed confidence that the property/casualty insurer has weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and that related concerns about business interruption claims have become minimal. “I have never been more excited about The Hartford’s future,” …

22 04, 2021

New York Contractor to Pay $135K in Penalties After Trench Collapse

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A Long Island, New York, superstructure, foundation and concrete company will pay $135,612 in penalties stemming from the collapse of an approximately 30-foot deep trench in Oyster Bay that led to the deaths of two workers. Following a January 2020 …

23 04, 2021

People Moves: Kirk to CEO at BroadStreet Partners; UFG Promotes Albertson

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BroadStreet Partners BroadStreet Partners Inc., an insurance brokerage holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has appointed Ken Kirk as chief executive officer. Rick Miley, founder and current CEO of BroadStreet, will assume the role of executive chairman. Kirk joined BroadStreet …

22 04, 2021

Fire Erupts at Maryland Domino Sugar Plant, No Injuries Reported

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A fire at the Domino Sugar plant sent white smoke billowing over the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, last Tuesday, but no injuries were immediately reported, a fire department spokeswoman said. A conveyer belt apparently carried a burning substance from …