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Miami Man Accused of Torching 40 Golf Carts at Beckham Soccer Stadium Site

Aug 1 2018 // A 20-year-old man is accused of arson after police say he set fire to a Miami golf course where David Beckham hopes to build a soccer stadium.The Miami Herald reports Carlos Crespo was arrested late Wednesday. Police said...

Pittsburgh Sees Hands-On Restart of Uber’s Self-Driving Cars

Jul 27 2018 // Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona.A spokeswoman said the company put a handful of...

Texas Contractor Ordered to Pay $250K After Worker Fatality at Dallas Site

Jul 26 2018 // A Texas construction contractor has been ordered to pay $250,000 in criminal and civil penalties an employee suffered a fatal fall at an apartment complex in Dallas, federal safety officials said.U.S. District Court Judge...

12 Sickened By Carbon Monoxide at Maryland Work Site

Jul 20 2018 // Officials in Maryland say 12 construction workers were taken to a hospital after they were sickened by carbon monoxide at a work site. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials say firefighters were called to the Navy...

Agency Network Exchange Hires Foley in New Jersey

Jul 19 2018 // Agency Network Exchange LLC (ANE) has added Linda Foley as director of field operations based in New Jersey.In this role, she will work with member agencies to develop and implement growth plans and maintain agency...

How the Florida Insurance Industry Hopes to Rein In AOB Crisis

Jul 19 2018 // “I think the number one thing the insurance industry can do is link AOB (assignment of benefits) to the impact that it’s having on the individual consumer and the huge impact it’s having on the premiums...

Analytics as an Answer to Strategic HR Management

Jul 16 2018 // It is hard to imagine modern human resources management without analytics. A growing emphasis on productivity and employee engagement has inspired organizations to collect and analyze workforce data. As young professionals...

Sales Leaders and Training

Jul 16 2018 // Sales leaders have a tough job. They work with producers that are misplaced and burnt out. They work with underwriters in producers’ clothing. They work with the unmotivated and those with low self-esteem.Many times,...

Registration Opens for IRMI Construction Risk Conference in Texas

Jul 13 2018 // International Risk Management Institute Inc. has opened registration for the 38th IRMI Construction Risk Conference.The IRMI conference is set for Nov. 4 through Nov. 7 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas. Roughly...

Diversity & Inclusion Help Drive Business Success: People Development Team

Jul 12 2018 // There has never been a better time for the insurance profession to begin deepening the conversation around diversity and inclusion (D&I).In fact, there has never been a better time to capitalize on the fact that the...

New York Attorney General Leads Suit Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Jul 2 2018 // New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, joined by Attorneys General Xavier Becerra of California and Brian Frosh of Maryland, has led a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for...

The Changing Nature of the Agent-Carrier Relationship in a Customer-Centric World

Jul 2 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing greater importance on having more services provided to them today versus five years ago, underscoring the fact that shoppers are increasingly demanding more product options and more and...

The Perfect Storm: As CAT Season Heats Up, Are You Prepared?

Jul 2 2018 // Anyone involved with disaster response knows to expect the unexpected, and that mantra has only intensified as 2018’s catastrophe (CAT) season heats up. Unexpected seems to be the theme.Oklahoma — which...

Hanover Stone Names Shew Holland Higher Education Practice Leader in Dallas

Jun 29 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas.Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...

Three Injured in Manhattan Construction Site Incident

Jun 28 2018 // Authorities say three people were hurt, one critically, at a Manhattan construction site when a mini crane rolled over and fell from the fourth floor to the street below.Officials said it happened Monday morning while...

Most Global Organizations Fail to Learn from Cyber Mistakes: WTW Survey

Jun 22 2018 // A majority of executives around the world feel their organizations can do better when it comes to learning from their past cyber mistakes, according to the results of a global survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence...

Nearly One-Third of Workers’ Comp Claim Payments Due to Construction Falls

Jun 18 2018 // Over the past five years, Nationwide processed more than 10,000 workers’ compensation claims due to a multitude of accidents from construction-related businesses. One of the most common — and costly —...

Declarations

Jun 18 2018 // “EPA’s indefinite suspension of critical pesticide safety training is reprehensible – and illegal.”— New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood said about a lawsuit she is leading with...

California State Fund Says It Reduced Opioid Prescriptions by 60%

Jun 18 2018 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through a program launched four years ago.State Fund’s...

Texas Insurance Wholesalers Find Strength in Independence, Relationships

Jun 15 2018 // There’s no denying the robust mergers and acquisition trend among wholesale brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry nationwide, and Texas is no exception.But some Texas wholesale brokers and managing...