Hawaiian Electric Co. is making a final legislative push this month, asking lawmakers to help shore up its financial foundation, which crumbled after the 2023 Maui wildfire that killed 102 people and destroyed much of Lahaina. HECO and its parent …
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A fire that raced through a southern New Jersey neighborhood, killing two young sisters and burning six homes, apparently started in a duplex where the girls’ family lived, authorities said Friday. The cause of the fire in Millville remains under …
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A helicopter ride giving a thrilling sweep of Manhattan’s iconic skyline has long been on the to-do list for New York City tourists of means. For several hundred dollars, tour companies fly passengers high above the rivers that encircle the …
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A bipartisan group of senators is supporting a bill designed to reduce wildfire risks and increase firefighting cooperation across state lines in the U.S. Western region. The Fix Our Forests Act is backed by senators from Utah, California, Montana and …
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Eric M. Hansen, senior vice president – underwriting at Preferred Employers, has been re-elected as chair of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute board of directors for 2025. Hansen was first elected to CWCI’s Board in 2014, has been a member …
People Moves: California Workers’ Compensation Institute Elects 2025 Board Read More »
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Federal Aviation Administration to immediately revoke New York Helicopter Charter Inc.’s license and expand safety inspections of other tour operators after a crash last week killed six people. The New York …
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Law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has long held itself up as a trailblazer on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. It launched one of the legal industry’s early standalone ESG advisory practices in 2020 to guide clients …
Paul Weiss Firm, Assailed by Trump, Quietly Scrubs ESG From Website Read More »
This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Managing policies within a multi-carrier distribution model can be a complex and resource-intensive task for MGAs and wholesalers. The need to oversee the entire policy lifecycle, combined with carrier-specific …
Arch Insurance Taps Seip From LSM as Head of Fine Art & Specie for Europe Arch Insurance announced the appointment of Paul Seip as head of Fine Art & Specie, European Markets, with immediate effect. Seip joins Arch Insurance (EU) …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance Office. The trade groups …
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