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#1 New York Civil Trial Against NRA Leader LaPierre Over ‘Lavish Spending’ Opens

Jan 10 2024 // The longtime head of National Rifle Association operated as the “King of the NRA,” spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and no-show contracts, a...

#2 Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding

Nov 29 2023 // A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida.The U.S. Marshals Service...

#3 Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?

Apr 1 2024 // Jatiek Smith, a Bloods gang member convicted on extortion and racketeering charges in New York, blamed ruthless competition and a culture of violence in the fire restoration industry for the accusations made against him by...

#4 Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Southern Baptist Convention Leader Settled

Jan 4 2024 // The Southern Baptist Convention and others have reached a confidential settlement in a high-profile lawsuit that accused a former leader of sexual assault, ending a six-year legal drama that helped prompt a broader...

#5 Southerners Rekindling ‘Fire Culture’ to Boost Longleaf Pine Range

Dec 20 2023 // WEST END, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Wimberley burns the woods with neighbors.Using new tools to revive an old communal tradition, they set fire to wiregrasses and forest debris with a drip torch, corralling embers with leaf...

#6 Clergy Sexual Abuse Probe Targets New Orleans Catholic Church Leaders

May 8 2024 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and...

#7 Malcolm X’s Daughters Sue CIA, FBI and NYPD Over Civil Rights Leader’s Assassination

Nov 17 2024 // Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.In the lawsuit filed...

#8 How a US judge Injected Culture Wars Into Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal

Oct 24 2024 // A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the...

#9 E&S Leaders Embrace the Risky Future

Sep 16 2024 // The property/casualty insurance industry and excess and surplus lines brokers in particular are at the world’s beck and call to help navigate what is an increasingly risky environment. The industry continues to...

#10 Federal Agency Blames ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for 2021 D.C. Metro Train Derailment

Jan 9 2024 // A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of...

#11 Leadership Changes at The Hartford With New Heads of Commercial, Personal Lines

Nov 30 2023 // The Hartford said it will head into 2024 with new heads of commercial and personal lines and announced additional leadership changes.A. Morris “Mo” Tooker, who joined The Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting...

#12 Captive Insurance Expert Pleads Guilty to Aiding Solar Ponzi Scheme Leaders

Feb 12 2024 // Remember the Carpoffs, the California couple sent to prison in 2021 and 2022 for running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme tied to mobile solar generators? The scheme that reportedly ensnared Warren Buffet’s Berkshire...

#13 Buffett’s Insurance Leader Ajit Jain Sells Large Part of Berkshire Stake

Sep 13 2024 // Ajit Jain, the longtime top insurance executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N, sold more than half of his Class A shares in the conglomerate this week.According to a Wednesday night regulatory filing,...

#14 Houthis to Step Up Red Sea Strikes, Use ‘Submarine Weapons’, Leader Says

Feb 23 2024 // Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on a UK-owned cargo ship and a drone assault on an American destroyer on Thursday, and they targeted Israel’s port and resort city of Eilat with...

#15 Leader of Crew That Stole 500 Catalytic Converters Worth $2 Million Sentenced

Oct 8 2024 // The leader of a regional organized theft crew, who orchestrated the thefts of catalytic converters from nearly 500 vehicles across the region, multiple jewelry store robberies and the stealing of banks’ automated...

#16 Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let President Fire Independent Agency Leaders

Oct 22 2024 // The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to give the president control over agencies that have long operated independently, potentially including the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange...

#17 Survey: Mid-Market Leaders Peg Cyber, Economy and Regulation as Top Concerns

May 30 2024 // Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political...

#18 Female Leadership Suffers When Private Equity Firms Invest

Oct 16 2024 // Female board and leadership representation at European companies plunges whens private equity firms invest, according to a study by consultancy LCap Group.The average percentage of women in leadership positions tumbles to...

#19 New Florida Legislative Leaders Talk Tough on Property Insurance, But No Specific Plans

Nov 20 2024 // Florida’s newest legislative leaders on Tuesday rattled some sabers about property insurance rates and claims but offered no agenda for the upcoming session that begins in March, according to state news...

#20 Simply Easier Payments Appoints Tech Industry Leader Michele Shepard as Chairperson of the Board

Feb 22 2024 // DURHAM, NC., February 22, 2024 – Simply Easier Payments, a top-rated major provider of billing and invoicing solutions for insurance organizations, has appointed Michele Shepard as Chairperson of its Board of...