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A Newburyport, Massachusetts pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer and its parent company could have prevented an employee’s death from an explosion but lacked the required safeguards in a chemical manufacturing process, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found. OSHA’s investigation …

Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that an injured worker’s cost of CBD oil is also reimbursable. A Commonwealth Court has found that CBD oil qualifies under …

STANDARD, Ill. (AP) __ A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey and police said. The small earthquake …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired certain assets of the retail agency business of East Lansing, Michigan-based Coverys Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Coverys Insurance Services is a full-service insurance broker specializing in …

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) General Counsel notified workers’ compensation system participants that DWC is proposing amendments to the Texas Administrative Code concerning. expedited benefits for members of the Texas military forces The proposed rules …

RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty headquartered in Chicago, Ill., hired underwriter Jessalynn Suda to RT Binding Authority’s leadership team. Suda brings 15 years of underwriting experience to RT Binding Authority. She most recently served as vice …

Maxwell Insurance Group of Houston, Texas, has affiliated with Risk Services of Louisiana (RSL), a Leavitt Group affiliate based in Shreveport. Leavitt Group is a network of insurance brokers whose collective strength allows members to provide national resources to their …

WRM Group, formed just over a year ago with the merger of two of Alabama’s oldest insurance agencies, has now joined Higginbotham, one of the largest agency groups in the Southeast. Terms and details of the partnership were not released. …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising. After Mississippi legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating …

Brookfield Reinsurance’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Argo Group International Holdings has been completed and Jessica Snyder was appointed chief executive officer of Argo. Snyder succeeds Thomas Bradley, who announced that he was retiring upon closing of the deal. Snyder joined …