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1 Highway Worker Killed, 1 Injured in Indiana Crash
A highway worker was killed and a co-worker was seriously injured when a vehicle struck them as they were working along a rural road in eastern Indiana, state police said. The two Union County Highway Department employees were working about …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 3:54 PM |
Origami Risk Enhances Workers’ Comp Claims Administration Package
Origami Risk, a risk, safety and insurance Software as a Service (SaaS) technology firm, announced it has packaged its online workers’ compensation claims administration into a standard offering to help insurance carriers, third party administrators (TPAs), risk pools and managing …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 3:41 PM |
Regulation, Technology Know-How Are Delaying Embedded Insurance’s Full Potential
Embedded insurance has made substantial gains in 2021, but the technology faces regulatory and other roadblocks that could postpone its full potential, a panel of experts and industry insiders said during InsureTech Connect 2021 in Vegas. “Regulation is a roadblock …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:57 PM |
Seattle Reports 99% Compliance with Employee Vaccine Mandate
The city of Seattle reported that 99% of its employees are in compliance with the mayor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. By 11:59 p.m. Monday, all Seattle city employees have to be vaccinated against COVID-19, per an August order by Mayor Jenny …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:32 PM |
Man Who Fell From Sports Skybox in New Mexico, Son Get Payouts
A man who fell from a luxury suite at a university sports arena in Albuquerque onto concrete stairs below has been awarded $144,000 under a state-negotiated settlement, according to settlement documents obtained Monday. During a Lobos basketball game in December …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:29 PM |
New York Foundry to Pay $276K for Safety, Health Hazards Following Inspection
A Syracuse, New York, iron foundry cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for dozens of health and safety violations has agreed to correct 60 cited hazards, implement enhanced corrective measures and pay $276,189 …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:22 PM |
Georgia to Pay $870,000 to Whistleblowers Fired by Beck
The state of Georgia has settled a whistleblower lawsuit brought by three Insurance Department employees who reportedly leaked information about disgraced former Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck. “I think the primary lesson here is that these ladies are heroes or should …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:10 PM |
New Jersey Executive Who Embezzled $48M Gets 75-Month Sentence
A former publication company executive was sentenced to more than six years in prison Monday in a $48 million embezzlement plot. A federal judge sentenced Nestor Charriez to 75 months and also ordered him to pay $43 million in restitution. …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 2:00 PM |
Two Tornados Confirmed in Western Pennsylvania
A pair of tornados have been confirmed in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in the town of Shippingport before dawn Saturday. …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 1:48 PM |
EPA Launches Strategy to Regulate Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Biden administration said it is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams. Michael Regan, the head of the Environmental …
POSTED OCTOBER 20, 2021 12:45 PM |
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