Business and supply chain interruption, natural catastrophes, fire and explosion top the risks for U.S. and global companies in 2015. In addition, cyber risks rank in top five for the first time. Businesses face new challenges from a rise of …
What’s the difference between a DrillMaster for $20 and a Festool for $600? What are the most common types of power tools adjusters are likely to find in the field? These and other questions will be answered in an upcoming …
Shanghai sacked four officials and punished seven others for not providing enough security to prevent the deadly New Year’s Eve stampede, the first punishments meted out after President Xi Jinping ordered a probe into the accident. Officials from Huangpu district, …
Karen Clark & Company (KCC) announced the release of its detailed, high resolution storm surge model for the U.S. Based on the latest science on storm surge flooding and high resolution elevation data, the model can be used for individual …
General Re Corporation announces senior appointments at General Reinsurance Corporation, the group’s global direct property/casualty reinsurance operation. Robert M. Jones will serve as co-president and chief marketing officer for global marketing. Carole M. Ferrero will also assume the title of …
CBIZ announced leadership changes to its Florida practices of CBIZ Insurance Services, Inc., the company’s property and casualty insurance division. The changes are a result of CBIZ’s recent acquisition of Delray Beach-based Weekes & Callaway. Mike Callaway has been appointed …
The husband of a woman who was beheaded last year at an Oklahoma food-processing plant has been awarded $100,000 in death benefits plus $418 a week for the rest of his life. The Oklahoman newspaper reports the benefits were approved …
A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta, Ga., for eating a cheeseburger while driving. Madison Turner, who’s from Alabama, tells Atlanta station WSB-TV he ordered a double quarter-pounder with cheese from a McDonald’s in the Marietta area …
A series of recent pedestrian and traffic fatalities in and around Las Vegas, Nev., have police and academics planning meetings this week to talk about making streets safer for people on foot and in vehicles. Las Vegas police are hosting …
DeSoto Parish Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle wants a new ordinance to let deputies ticket anyone too young to drink who is found with alcohol on private property. The Times reports that Arbuckle says the proposed ordinance would close a loophole in …