News

East

• New Hampshire Governor Signs Workplace Safety Bill
• Employee Charged with Stealing $900K from New Jersey Insurance Broker
• WCRI: Average Total Cost of Penn. Workers’ Comp Claims Highest of Studied States
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires RPA, Innovative Coverage Concepts

National

• What Might Happen If Congress Fails to Renew Terrorism Reinsurance Program
• 25 New Sexual Harassment Complaints Brought Against McDonald’s
• Johnson & Johnson Hit with $25 Million Talc Verdict; Also Cleared by Another Jury
• Boeing Sued by French Widow in U.S. for $276 Million Over Ethiopian Crash

International

• AGCS Offers Crisis Management Response Services with Its Pollution Liability Cover
• Generali in Early Negotiations to Buy MetLife’s Central European Assets: Sources
• Chemical Multinationals Must Stop Cutting Corners in Sourcing: Report on China Blast
• Fairfax Announces Death of CFO Bonham; Varnell Named Interim CFO
• Oil Tankers in the Persian Gulf Face Highest Risk Since 2005
• Armour Group Appoints Parry from Lloyd’s as Group Chief Financial Officer
• Wood-Panel Producer Norbord Halts Mill Production Following Alberta Wildfires