Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Berkeley, Calif.-based Kaneko & Krammer Corp. Catherine Kaneko, Georg Krammer and their team will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Scott Hamilton, global head of Gallagher’s Human Resources …

It’s hot, get used to it. That might be the clearest takeaway from a message out from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday, which gave us a glimpse of the “new normal” in a changing climate. NOAA releases …

A St. Paul, Minnesota, man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in the arson fire that burned a Minneapolis police station during protests over the death of George Floyd. Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, …

A sewage lagoon above a small western Kentucky city is seeping through its embankment and is likely to fail, prompting the mayor to warn residents living downhill to prepare to evacuate if more rains increase the danger. The Kentucky Energy …

Relentless wind and rain continued to pummel much of the southeastern United States Wednesday, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. The storms have prompted boat rescues and toppled trees and …

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has asked President Joe Biden, ahead of his May 6 visit to Louisiana, to back disaster aid to help the state with recovery from the 2020 hurricanes. Louisiana’s Republican senior senator and Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff …

In its report on the Oct. 26, 2019, hydrogen sulfide gas release that killed a Texas oilfield worker and his wife, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) says it found multiple safety issues at the site where the incident occurred. …

Allstate reported an overall $1.4 billion net loss in the first quarter due to the sales of its life and annuity businesses, compared to net income of $513 million in the first quarter of 2020. However, net income adjusted to …

Maine is one of the latest states to enact its own version of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model data security law, signing the Maine Insurance Data Security Act into law on March 17. The NAIC Insurance Data …

A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that destroyed more than 100 homes and injured six firefighters in October 2019. Prosecutors and attorneys for PG&E …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s risk management services subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), has acquired Bayonne, New Jersey-based Total Safety Consulting LLC (TSC) and its affiliates, including TSC Training Academy LLC (TSCTA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. …

A new report highlights the opportunity for insurers in cannabis. New Dawn Risk launched its latest white paper on insurance for the U.S. legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets. The 2021 report is called “Opportunity knocks at last in the …

Hispanic Americans have died of Covid-19 at a disproportionately high rate compared to whites because of workplace exposure to the virus, a new study suggests. Hispanics are over-represented among workers in essential industries and occupations ranging from warehousing and grocery …

Covid-19 may drive market corrections and insolvencies that could impact financial institutions’ balance sheets, increase exposures for directors and result in litigation. However, financial institutions are also facing many other risks in the areas of cyber, climate, compliance and corporate …

A group of Maryland volunteer firefighters accused of setting fire to vacant structures have been charged with arson and other crimes. The five men, who worked for West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department in New Carrollton, Maryland, were indicted by …

CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that the container ship which blocked the Suez Canal in March could continue to be held in the waterway, rejecting an appeal by its Japanese owner against its detention, a judicial source …

WHO experts have voiced “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its COVID-19 vaccine regarding the risk of serious side-effects in some patients, but overall confidence in its ability to prevent the disease, a document …

Peloton announced a recall of its treadmills on Wednesday, reversing course just weeks after saying there was “no reason” to stop using the exercise machines despite reports of multiple injuries and the death of a child in an accident. Chief …

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top court on Thursday upheld the EU’s partial ban on three insecticides linked to harming bees, preventing their use on certain crops. The European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal by Bayer to overturn a …

Westwood Insurance Agency Appoints Kriby as VP of Client Development, Partnerships Westwood Insurance Agency is has appointed Tom Kriby as vice president, Client Development and Partnerships, responsible for national account management and business development. In this role, Kriby will be …