Archive for August 2017

By Stephanie K. Jones An appeals court has voided an order that would have required Exxon Mobil to revise its pipeline safety procedures after a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order in 2015, and it … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Stephanie K. Jones Wisconsin officials say a state law prevents them from enforcing a fire sprinklers rule that fire officials say is one of the best ways to save lives. The 7-year-old rule requires sprinklers be installed into new apartment buildings that have … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has selected Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller to lead the state’s Department of Human Services, effective August 21. He simultaneously announced in an email to state employees that Jessica Altman will serve as Miller’s replacement to lead … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler With recreational marijuana use just months away from being legal in California, Los Angeles has appointed a so-called cannabis czar tasked with regulating the local pot industry. The Daily News reported the City Council voted unanimously this week to confirm … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died in an ambulance helicopter crash has been thrown out by a judge who said the case must go through California’s workers’ compensation death benefits program. The Fresno … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler Brown & Riding has named Mike Boseman chief operating officer. Boseman is based out of the company’s Los Angeles, Calif. headquarters and will be responsible for strategic operations, including client and carrier development, enhancing information technology service offerings, and enforcing … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent. Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was baked into the bottom bun of her chicken … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By L.S. Howard The June cyber attack that paralyzed the computer systems in companies around the world is estimated to have cost the world’s biggest container shipping line between $200 million and $300 million, A.P. Moller-Maersk said Wednesday. The Copenhagen-based group, which was … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

By Don Jergler The extreme heat this summer in Las Vegas has been causing a multitude of delays and cancellations at McCarran International Airport, including one airline that suspended service for the season and another that had to adjust its departure schedule. Airport … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal