Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. said Thursday that Julie Haase will become the insurer’s chief financial officer on Jan. 1, 2025. She will succeed Chris Peirce, who will retire at the end of 2024 after 30 years at the insurer. He was named CFO in 2018. Boston-based Ms. Haase is currently executive vice president, executive managing …
California employers are now required to adopt safety measures for when indoor workplace temperatures reach 82°F or higher to prevent the risk of heat illness to workers, the California Department of Industrial Relations announced Wednesday. Approved Tuesday by the Office of Administrative Law, the new rules apply to most indoor workplaces, such as restaurants, warehouses …
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Commercial insurance rates in all lines except workers compensation rose in the second quarter, with several lines seeing increases of about 10%, according to a report Thursday from Ivans Insurance Services, a unit of Applied Systems Inc. Commercial property rates saw the biggest renewal premium rate hike at 10.9%, compared with 10.5% in the first …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. subsidiary of a Spanish meat casings company after two of its employees suffered severe injuries earlier this year. OSHA said Wednesday that it cited Danville, Illinois-based Viscofan USA Inc. for one “repeat,” seven “serious” and one “other-than-serious” violations and proposed $197,054 in penalties after …
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited a New Jersey painting contractor after a worker was seriously injured in an 80-foot fall to the bottom of a water tower. OSHA cited Millstone Township-based U.S. Tank Painting Inc. for three “willful” and 19 “serious” violations over the January incident in Bayville, …
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The National Transportation Safety Board has raised concerns about the planned federal rescheduling of cannabis, saying the move could potentially affect drug testing for those working in transportation and other safety-sensitive positions. In a letter Friday to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the NTSB said the proposed rule to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to …
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Business Insurance announced the winners of the 2024 U.S. Insurance Awards during a live awards presentation in New York on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Also honored during the event were the winners of the 2024 Innovation Awards and the recipient of the 2024 Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award, Dave North, executive chairman of Sedgwick Claims …
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Legislation reintroduced in Alabama this year would provide workers compensation benefits to public school teachers, bringing them in line with other state employees. The measure would also align Alabama with most other states and jurisdictions where teachers are part of the comp system. Senate Bill 1, introduced in late May, would transition teachers from the …
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Violence in health care saw a slight dip in 2023, yet “abusive or violent events, and unsafe conditions continue to permeate nurses’ workplaces,” according to nurses surveyed for a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers with the University of Michigan in 2022 and 2023 asked 9,150 and 7,059 nurses, …
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