New York City Parkway Crash Takes 5 Lives
Five people died when the car they were in crashed on a New York City parkway Monday morning, police said. The Mazda was heading north on the Cross Island Parkway in the borough of Queens when it collided with another …
People Moves: SES Risk Solutions in California Names Shenouda President
SES Risk Solutions, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named Shaun Shenouda president. Shenouda takes over the role from Bill Mecklenburg, who recently assumed leadership of Alliant Underwriting Solutions as senior managing director. Shenouda previously served as chief operating officer of SES. …
New York City Woke to Early Morning Tremor
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a small 1.7 magnitude tremor occurred near the Astoria, Queens area of New York at about 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday January 2. The epicenter of the quake was about a half mile from …
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Fall by 9% in 2024
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a 9% reduction in workers’ compensation rates for 2024. The decrease will take effect in May 2024. Louisiana has seen workers’ compensation rates fall over the last two decades. Rates have had a …
Turkey Earthquake Tops 2023 Insurance Industry Losses Outside US: CRESTA
The largest non-US natural catastrophe in 2023 was the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence in Turkey on Feb. 6, which generated an industry loss of US$5.8 billion, the largest ever cat loss for the Turkish insurance market, according to CRESTA, the Zurich …
ReSource Pro Acquires Texas-Based Helix Agency Services
ReSource Pro, an operations provider to insurance organizations, announced its acquisition of Texas-based Helix Agency Services LLC, a provider of managed technology services for insurance agencies and brokers in the property and casualty marketplace. Helix’s capabilities include system administration, data …
Ohio Supreme Court Affirms 4-Year Deadline for Med Mal Wrongful Death Claims
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday drew a bright line around the state’s statute of repose for medical malpractice claims, ruling in separate cases that an absolute four-year deadline to bring an action applies to both wrongful death claims …
Former Detroit Tigers Scouts Sue Team for Age Discrimination in Termination
DETROIT (AP) – A pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sued the team, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season. Gary Pellant and Randall Johnson filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming a …
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