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California Trucker Death Led to Workers’ Comp Investigation That Found $2M in Underreported Payroll

Jun 3 2024 // An investigation that began after an employee was found dead in a company owned semi-truck led to the arraignment of a California man on three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud.Heigo Kubar, 84, of Fresno,...

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone, Allianz Commercial Partner for $10M Marine Cargo Facility

May 21 2024 // Allianz Commercial and Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, announced a collaboration for a US$10 million facility to write marine cargo business worldwide with immediate effect.This broadens...

California Trucker Death Led to Workers’ Comp Investigation That Found $2M in Underreported Payroll

May 17 2024 // An investigation began after an employee was found dead in a company owned semi-truck led to the arraignment of a California man on three felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud.Heigo Kubar, 84, of Fresno, was...

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine

May 14 2024 // Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks.This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a...

Newark Wants Cargo Ship Firefighters’ Deaths Handled Under Workers’ Compensation

May 2 2024 // The city of Newark is asking a federal court to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims against it by the families of two firefighters who died last July while battling a fire on a cargo ship,The city maintains that...

Freight Train Derailment, Fire Forced Interstate 40 Closure Near Arizona-New Mexico Line

Apr 29 2024 // A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route.Initial passersby posted video and...

FMCSA Final Rule: Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility

Apr 29 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule effective Jan. 16 that introduces new requirements across five areas of financial...

Broker Howden Launches Red Sea Cargo War Insurance as Ship Risks Surge

Apr 17 2024 // Howden has started offering war risk cargo insurance to cover vessels sailing through the Red Sea against drone and missile attacks as geopolitical tensions escalate in the region, the UK-based insurance broker told...

Freight Railroads Ask Courts to Throw Out Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Trains

Apr 17 2024 // Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an illegal abuse of discretion.The...

Cargo Owners in Baltimore Disaster Face ‘General Average’ Loss Sharing, MSC Says

Apr 15 2024 // The owner of the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge has started a formal process in which companies that own goods on the stricken Dali will have to share some of the financial losses, according...

US Investigators Interview Cargo Ship Personnel in Maryland Bridge Collapse

Apr 11 2024 // U.S. National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said at a Senate hearing Wednesday that investigators had conducted interviews with key cargo ship personnel in the investigation of the March 26 Baltimore...

Driver Injured, Dog Dies After Tractor-Trailer Hits Freight Train in Maine

Apr 8 2024 // A tractor-trailer in Maine crashed into a freight train, causing two cars to derail and injuring the truck’s driver and his dog, which had to be put down.The crash happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on Route...

Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews Under New Federal Rule

Apr 4 2024 // Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice.The...

Cargo on Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Included Some Hazardous Materials

Apr 1 2024 // The cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse was carrying hazardous materials, the National Transportation Safety Board said.NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said there are 56 containers aboard containing hazardous...

Update: Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo

Apr 1 2024 // US East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are starting to clear debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge and authorities are...

Baltimore Port Closure Sends Companies Scrambling to Reroute Cargo

Apr 1 2024 // The stunning collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports on America’s East Coast, creating delays and raising costs in the latest...

Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Cause Logistics Headaches, Not Supply Chain Crisis

Mar 29 2024 // The catastrophic bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore to ship traffic on Tuesday is causing some logistics headaches, but is unlikely to trigger a major new U.S. supply chain crisis as competing East Coast...

Britain’s Financial Services Sector Faces Long Haul to Gender Parity, Report Says

Mar 21 2024 // Britain’s banks and other financial firms are boosting the number of women in senior management roles, but unless the pace quickens, it will take until 2038 to reach gender parity, the finance ministry said on...

Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers

Mar 19 2024 // A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved by the full House of Representatives on Monday.Senate Bill 426, heralded as a way to...

Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says

Mar 14 2024 // Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.The vessel is the latest to be targeted following a resurgence of attacks by...