Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Altman & Cronin Benefit Consultants LLC in San Francisco, Calif. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ian Altman and his colleagues will continue to operate from their San Francisco location under the…
Gray Joins National E&S; in California as Environmental Wholesale Broker
Jeff Gray has rejoined National E&S; as an environmental wholesale broker. Gray specializes in hard to place risks, including construction risks, restoration contractors, environmental risks and hazmat trucking risks. He was previously with National E&S; as a broker from 2003…
Arkansas Company Fined Nearly $125K for Repeat Workplace Hazards
Federal safety officials have cited Bekaert Corp. in Van Buren, Arkansas, after an employee suffered an amputation while trying to untangle moving wire at an Arkansas facility that manipulates and coats steel products. An inspection by Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Florida Plastic Recycler to Pay $424K in Back Wages to Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor says a Florida plastic recycler will pay $424,537 in back wages to 195 employees for violating overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a news release issued Monday, the agency says…
Automated Cars, Trucks Threaten Professional Driver Jobs
Ronald De Feo has watched robots take factory jobs for years. Now he sees them threatening a new class of worker: People who drive for a living. “I am in Pittsburgh; it’s a test market for Uber’s autonomous vehicle,” says…
Detroit Agrees to Pay $11 M in Water Damage Claims to 800 Residents
Months after two severe storms flooded basements on Detroit’s east side, the Michigan city’s water department has decided to pay the claims of all residents who aren’t suing it.
The Rise Of High-Tech Car Theft
As cars become more and more connected, news coverage of high-tech car theft has unsurprisingly begun to alarm consumers, automakers, and insurers alike. An estimated one-third of vehicles on the road right now have some connected capabilities that could provide wireless access to vehicle control systems, reports Forbes.
Brokers welcome Crawford’s Gallagher appointment
Brokers have welcomed the news of Charles Crawford’s appointment to UK operations director at Gallagher.
Son Has Hit-And-Run In Dad’s Car; Father Claims He Is Childless
A father and son have been sentenced to jail after pleading no contest to auto insurance fraud. Harpreet Singh and his father¸ Satnam Singh¸ pleaded no contest to felony auto insurance fraud and to a misdemeanor offense of making a false report to police. Harpreet Singh also pleaded no contest…
Newly Released GoPro Drones Recalled
GoPro only released its new $800 (no camera included) Karma drone two weeks ago¸ but the flying photo-taking device has already been recalled because some of them simply stopped working. GoPro announced Tuesday that after receiving reports that several newly launched devices have lost power it will recall some 2¸500…