The judge investigating a high-speed train crash that killed 79 people in Spain wants to question senior officials of the country’s rail infrastructure company about track safety. A court statement published Tuesday said Judge Luis Alaez has asked the company, …
Gov. Mary Fallin is praising the Legislature for the quick passage of nearly two dozen bills to overhaul the state’s civil justice code and says she plans to sign the measures “very quickly.” Fallin said Tuesday she has two weeks …
Representatives of retailers, labor unions and non-governmental organizations began meeting today in Geneva to discuss compensation for those killed or injured in two factory disasters in Bangladesh. Today’s talks are focused on November’s Tazreen factory blaze, said Jenny Holdcroft, policy …
Nine Ocean County towns will be refunded a total of $300,000 from overbillings by companies contracted to haul away debris after Superstorm Sandy. The New Jersey Comptroller’s Office found errors and miscalculations in hauling charges, but no evidence of pervasive …
In an economy that is still recovering, Progressive Insurance is hiring for more than 900 jobs across the country, from Sacramento, Calif., to its headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. Positions include IT, Analyst, Legal, Call Center, Claims and Corporate. Flexible work …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed Todd M. Greeley vice president of Claims, Executive & Professional Lines. Greeley was previously vice president, CNA Pro Claim, at CNA Financial Corp. “With his extensive claims experience and legal background, Todd embodies the sophisticated …
A Brooksville, Ky. man pleaded guilty to theft and has been sentenced in connection with working while receiving workers’ comp benefits from the city of Cincinnati. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) assisted Cincinnati, a self-insured employer, with its …
The family of a lung cancer patient who suffered injuries after he was exposed to overdoses of radiation has settled a lawsuit for $15 million in compensation. Zacarias Chichioco Jr. received about 2.5 times the appropriate amount of radiation he …
Hurricane Humberto, the season’s first, churned in the Atlantic west of the Cape Verde Islands as Tropical Storm Gabrielle stalled after passing Bermuda. Humberto was declared a Category 1 storm in a 5 a.m. advisory from the U.S. National Hurricane …
Global merger and acquisition activity among insurers dropped 29 percent in the year through June as falling pricing and lower investment returns tempered demand, according to law firm Clyde & Co. Some 362 transactions were completed from July 2012 to …