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NHTSA Closes Probe Into 411,000 Ford Vehicles Due to Loss of Power

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has closed a probe into 411,000 Ford SUVs and pickup trucks over a potentially defective engine that could lose power without warning. In July 2022, the U.S. auto safety regulator &...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Grindr Used RTO to Thwart Union, Forcing Out Half of Staff, NLRB Alleges

Grindr Inc. illegally imposed a return-to-office policy last year that forced out half its staff in an attempt to thwart a unionization push, the US labor board alleged in a new complaint. The US National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

AIG General Insurance Underwriting Profit Falls 28% in Q3

American International Group saw third quarter underwriting income in its general insurance segment fall 28% to $437 million due to higher catastrophe losses and lower favorable development on prior year reserves. The insurer’s third quarter ne...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

St. Pete to Spend Millions on Stadium After Reducing Insurance Coverage This Year

Like a homeowner who cut back on coverage only to face catastrophic damage in a storm, St. Petersburg, Florida, city officials may be regretting some insurance changes after much of the roof of the Major League Baseball stadium was ripped …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Malibu Retrofit at $300,000 Shows Limits of Wildfire-Prepping

Evelin Weber and her neighbors fled their Malibu homes as the deadly Woolsey Fire tore across the California coast in 2018. Ever since, haunted by fears of another blaze, she’s spent $300,000 on fireproofing her house. Weber installed a fire &#...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

DOL Seeks Reinstatement, Back Wages From Pennsylvania Manufacturer

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit against a York, Pennsylvania, manufacturing company alleging the company wrongly terminated an employee who raised safety concerns when directed to use a ladder to move stock items when they believed...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits For Employees Underpaid By Contractors on Federally Funded NYC...

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S. Department …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits For Employees Underpaid By NY Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S. Department …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

A Judge Delays the Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Karen Read Until After Her Criminal Trial

A judge ruled Thursday that Karen Read won’t have to give a deposition in her wrongful death lawsuit until after her criminal trial in January. The brief from Judge William M. White Jr. on Thursday effectively delays the lawsuit, which …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Judge Delays Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Karen Read Until After Criminal Trial

A judge ruled Thursday that Karen Read won’t have to give a deposition in her wrongful death lawsuit until after her criminal trial in January. The brief from Judge William M. White Jr. on Thursday effectively delays the lawsuit, which …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Hub International Acquires Western Growers Insurance Services in California

Hub International Ltd. acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of Western Growers Insurance Services in a move aimed at expanding Hub’s services in the agribusiness industry. WGIS has 10 offices located in California and Arizona. The f...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Uber Proposes Cutting NYC Driver Minimum Pay on Lower Gas Prices

Uber Technologies Inc. plans to propose a cut to New York City drivers’ base pay rate, among other recommendations, as it seeks to lower prices of rides in one of its largest markets. The company would like the city’s Taxi …

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Severe Storms and Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma, Leaving 11 Hospitalized

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Among numerous injuries, 11...

Posted: Nov 05, 2024

Monarch E&S Acquires Texas’ Professional Insurance Executives

Monarch E&S Insurance Services (Monarch E&S), a division of Specialty Program Group LLC, announced its strategic acquisition of the assets of Professional Insurance Executives, Inc. (PIE), a leading contract binding/brokerage business located...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Will People Leave Florida After Hurricanes? History Suggests Not

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The news rippled through Treasure Island, Florida, almost like a third storm: The mayor planned to move off the barrier island a month after Hurricane Helene flooded tens of thousands of homes along the Gulf Coast …

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Fire Closes Ohio River Bridge Near Cincinnati and Damges its Steel Structure

CINCINNATI (AP) — A massive fire underneath a bridge spanning the Ohio River closed a heavily traveled route between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky on Friday and damaged part of the steel structure. No injuries were reported. The fire broke out &#8...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Vehicle Crashes Into Tree in Wisconsin, Killing 5

Five people died in a fiery vehicle crash in Wisconsin, authorities said Saturday. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the vehicle crashed into a tree Friday night off a roadway just south of Verona, a town …

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Texas Agency Seeks $100M to Tackle Well Blowouts

Unable to keep up with the growing number of leaking and erupting wells in the state’s oil fields, the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, has asked lawmakers for an additional $100 million in emer...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Helicopter Pilot Was Talking With Air Traffic Controller at Time of Fatal Houston Crash

HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the aircraft crashed into a radio tower, killing all four people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. &#...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Texas Jury Orders Bell Helicopter to Pay $16M in Trade-Secrets Case

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury &#823...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Renaissance Acquires Business of United Agents of Arizona

Renaissance acquired the agency network business of United Agents of Arizona. The transaction follows the network’s 2023 acquisition of Agency Partners Inc., which brought 54 new agencies in Alabama and Georgia into the fold. Renaissance is a n...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Vertafore Acquires Surefyre to Expand Offerings for MGA Growth

Insurance software-as-a-service provider Vertafore said it has acquired Surefyre, a submission and underwriting platform for managing general agencies and wholesalers. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Denver-based insurtech Vertaf...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

People Moves: Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO; Lloyd’s Taps Aviva’s Adams as...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon Underwriting Managers and Lloyd’s of London. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Underwriting Managers Appoints LSM’s Clapham as CUO Aon plc, the global pro...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

Spain’s Floods to Cost Insurers More Than €1 Billion: Morningstar DBRS

Southern Spain’s devastating floods are expected to cost insurers well above €1 billion ($1.1 billion), given the significant damage to people, properties, vehicles and businesses as well as to the region’s agriculture sector, according t...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024

NFIP to Begin Taking Monthly Flood Insurance Payments

The National Flood Insurance Program will soon start to accept monthly payments for flood insurance premiums, ending 55 years of requiring full payment upon application or renewal. The Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA), administrator of the N...

Posted: Nov 04, 2024