Monthly Archives: <span>August 2023</span>

OSHA Probes Chemical Spill at Battery Plant Owned by GM, LG Energy

The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery plant jointly owned by General Motors and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution The joint venture, Ultium Cells LLC, said on …

RLI Sees Up to $75 Million in Catastrophe Losses from Hawaiian Wildfires in Q3

Property and casualty insurer RLI Corp said on Wednesday it expects to record pretax net catastrophe losses of between $65 million and $75 million from Hawaiian wildfires in the third quarter of 2023. Wildfires earlier this month on Hawaii’s Maui, …

FedEx Faces Safety Issues as Driver Accidents, Insurance Costs Rise

FedEx Corp. is pressuring delivery contractors to improve safety after mounting accidents helped trigger a near-tripling of insurance costs over the decade. FedEx is requiring contractors that deliver packages on behalf of the company’s Ground unit to install vehicle cameras …

Use of Shell Companies in Construction to Evade Taxes, Workers’ Comp On the Rise

The workers’ compensation industry and state and federal tax authorities are losing hundreds of millions of dollars every year from fraud schemes involving shell companies in the construction industry, federal authorities are warning. The schemes, in which the shell companies …

Second Death Reported in Washington Wildfires; Hundreds of Structures Burned

A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found in the area burned …

FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings After Close Call Incidents

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents. Earlier this month, the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board …

California’s Desert and Mountain Towns Dig Out From Hilary’s Mud

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years headed north, prompting flood watches …

Canadian Firefighters Report Progress Protecting More Structures From Wildfires

Canadian firefighters prevented wildfires from destroying more structures in a scenic region of British Columbia and stepped up their defense of a territorial capital threatened by flames, authorities said Monday as the prospect of rain raised hopes for the effort …

Rate Hikes Not Bringing Profit to U.S. Auto Insurers: Fitch

Jumps in rates and written premiums did little to move the needle on underwriting profits for U.S. personal auto insurers, Fitch Ratings reported based on a recent review of midyear results of nine big market players. Profitability challenges in the …

Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires

Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at $4 billion to $6 billion. The loss estimate reflects property damage, contents, and business interruption, across residential, commercial, industrial, automobile, …