November 26, 2025

New Jersey Vegetable Processing Firm Faces $1M OSHA Penalty After Worker Fatality

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited …

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People Moves: NFP Names Gillingham President, Commercial Risk, and Mahoney Head of Programs, Totalis Program Underwriters

NFP named Tom Gillingham president, commercial risk, expanding his executive leadership across NFP’s commercial property/casualty programs and wholesale businesses. Based in Seattle, Washington, Gillingham joined NFP in 2017 as part of NFP’s acquisition of EverGuard Insurance Services Inc. Since 2020, …

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He Built A Nursing Home Empire Despite California State Investigations. Now, Lawsuits Are Piling Up

In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the facility had violated her rights on 132 occasions, at times leading to serious injuries. Six months later, …

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How E-Commerce Deliveries Are Fueling More Crashes, Traffic, Pollution and Worker Injuries

Rapidly growing e-commerce and last-mile delivery services have contributed to significant increases in crashes, traffic, workplace injuries and air pollution, according to a report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that roughly one-in-three New Yorkers receives …

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Viewpoint: Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates

In the insurance world, uncertainty is expensive. For community banks seeking Directors and Officers liability coverage, that uncertainty has traditionally translated into premiums that fail to fairly distinguish between well-governed institutions and their less disciplined peers. But a technological revolution …

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Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage

Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer ordered Thin Blue Line Benefits to stop selling insurance in Washington after investigators found the company had been operating without the required state license,. The OIC began investigating the Texas-based company in July after receiving …

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