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Louisiana Begins Clearing Hurricane-Driven Sediment from Channel so Ships Can Pass
Port officials have begun clearing a shipping channel in Louisiana after sediments pushed into the waterway by hurricanes made the water too shallow for some vessels to pass safely. The work on Port Fourchon’s Belle Pass in Lafourche Parish began …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:49 PM |
Marsh & McLennan Acquires Heritage Insurance Service of Kentucky
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Heritage Insurance Service, Inc., an independent agency in Louisville, Ky. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Heritage has been serving companies and individuals since …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:34 PM |
Alera Group Acquires Michigan Insurance Agency, Lighthouse Group
Alera Group, an insurance firm headquartered in Deerfield, Mich., has acquired Lighthouse Group, an independent insurance agency with eight locations through Michigan. The acquisition was effective Dec. 1, 2020. Lighthouse Group provides employee benefits and property/casualty insurance products and services. …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:21 PM |
Report: Despite Less Driving, Auto Fatalities Have Risen in Wisconsin
Auto fatalities are up in Wisconsin despite there being fewer people on the road due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report released on Dec. 1 by the Wisconsin Policy Forum found. The report examined state crash data from March 14 …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:18 PM |
Michigan Funeral Home Settles LGBT Employment Discrimination Suit for $250K
A Detroit, Mich.-area funeral home has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit that led to a groundbreaking decision that protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. Aimee Stephens, 59, died weeks before the U.S. Supreme …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:17 PM |
Texas County Shuts Down Bars as COVID Hospitalizations Surge
A Central Texas county has closed its bars after area hospitalizations for COVID-19 exceeded a state mandated limit. Meanwhile in Houston, officials say they are having problems with some bars that have been allowed to reopen as restaurants but are …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 5:14 PM |
China Renews OK of Oceanwide’s Stalled $2.7 Billion Purchase of Genworth
U.S.-based Genworth Financial Inc. reported that Chinese officials have renewed their approval of China Oceanwide Holdings Group’s acquisition of Genworth’s Delaware-domiciled insurer, allowing the deal to proceed to meet other regulatory requirements. The deal was originally proposed in 2016, but …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 4:36 PM |
California Wants Hospitals to Test All Workers for Virus
California has asked hospitals to ramp up their coronavirus testing amid a surge of new cases, urging them to test health care workers at least once per week while testing all new patients before admitting them. California reported 7,787 confirmed …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 4:25 PM |
Pennsylvania Governor Strikes Down Bill That Would Have Limited COVID-19 Lawsuits
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have expanded liability protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits for various businesses and entities in the state as they continue to grapple with coronavirus restrictions. House Bill 1737 was initially introduced by …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 4:07 PM |
Hawaii Gets Through 2020 Hurricane Season Sans Major Impact
The 2020 hurricane season set records with the number of storms in Atlantic Ocean regions, but Hawaii escaped largely unscathed in the season that has now drawn to a close. The Central Pacific basin area experienced only an early tropical …
POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2020 3:42 PM |
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