The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on Tennessee-based ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators by ordering the company to answer questions under oath and threatening fines if it […]
Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous mining law violations that the federal government says pose health and safety risks or […]
3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its drinking […]
Chemical makers Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc., and Corteva Inc. said on Friday they would set up a $1.19 billion fund to settle PFAS-related drinking water claims in the United States. The companies are […]
SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada as chair of the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Masojada, who joined the board on May 2 this year, is […]
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced there will not be a Workers Compensation Fund assessment this year. Carriers, pools, and self-insured businesses will not be required to pay into the assessment fund for fiscal year […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – One moment Lexus Berry and her wife were rushing toward the door of their fourth-floor apartment, and the next, Quanishia “Peach” Berry was gone. Their apartment had disappeared into a heap […]
A former elections official for a rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced election conspiracy theories has received a $130,000 settlement over toxic work environment claims. Lisa Marra, who was Cochise County elections director during […]
Reinsurance rates continued to harden during the June 1 renewals, with risk-adjusted property-catastrophe pricing up 33% on average, according to reinsurance broker Howden Tiger. Prices rose within a typical range of 25% to 40%, including […]
A California judge dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by its equipment that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people, including an 8-year-old. The […]
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