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Two South Florida Construction Workers Crushed by Concrete Wall

Mar 23 2022 // Two construction workers in Boynton Beach were killed Tuesday when a concrete wall they were installing fell and crushed them.One local TV news station said the fatalities happened when a construction crane collapsed at...

Two North Carolina Insurance Agents Charged with Fraud

Mar 18 2022 // Two North Carolina insurance agents have been accused of submitting false insurance claims to collect more than $30,000, authorities said.The N.C. Department of Insurance said in a news release that Christian LaFabian...

Two Kansas City Workers Die in Trash Truck Fire

Mar 4 2022 // A second Kansas City worker has died from injuries after a trash truck crashed and caught fire, police said.The crash happened the morning of March 1 as the trash truck tried to exit Interstate 435 onto Front Street in...

Six Years After Deadly Police Chase, Georgia High Court Limits Insurer’s Obligation

Feb 17 2022 // The headlines in 2016 provoked an outcry across Georgia: A man stole a car near the Atlanta airport, fled from police in a high-speed chase, then crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman and her two grandchildren.Six...

Three Vie for Georgia Insurance Post: Trial Attorney, Insurance Agent, Former Cop

Feb 10 2022 // Although the election is still months away, the race for Georgia insurance commissioner already is a campaign of firsts — and some strong rhetoric aimed at insurance companies and regulators.Janice Laws Robinson, an...

One in Four UK Properties at Risk of Flood, New JBA Model Reveals

Feb 8 2022 // One in four UK properties are at risk of flood, according to new analysis from JBA Risk Management. The flood specialist’s new UK Flood Model, launched last week, also highlights an estimated annual cost of £527...

Six Charged in North Carolina Package-Delivery Theft Ring

Feb 4 2022 // Six people have been arrested in North Carolina for their roles in a theft ring in which package delivery drivers traded packages for drugs, police said.WGHP -TV reported that Eden police launched an investigation after...

Three Charged in North Carolina in Insurance Fraud Schemes

Feb 1 2022 // A North Carolina man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly won an $8,000 roofing contract by presenting a fake certificate of liability insurance.State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement that...

Three Executives Earn Promotions at Breckenridge Group

Jan 27 2022 // ATLANTA, Ga., January 27, 2022 — Three Breckenridge Group executives recently earned promotions due to their leadership and ongoing contributions to the success of its operating units.Angel Cruz was appointed executive...

Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy

Jan 25 2022 // Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy.“Google falsely...

One Simple Word

Jan 24 2022 // HelpIt’s a simple but profound word. It indicates that you recognize that there is something in your path that exceeds your skills, training, ability, or experience.It indicates that you trust someone to provide the...

Two Oil Tankers Lose Safety Certification Over Claims They Violated Iran Sanctions

Jan 21 2022 // Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations by a U.S. advocacy group that they had shipped cargoes of Iranian oil,...

Two Wanted in Georgia After Creating Fake Insurance Company

Jan 13 2022 // Two women have been charged with insurance fraud in North Carolina after car crashes, and three men and a woman in Georgia are wanted for other types of fraud, including the creation of a fake insurance company.The Georgia...

Two Charged in Carolina in Faked Traffic Accident

Jan 6 2022 // Two people have been accused of trying to tell investigators that one of them was hurt in a traffic accident which was later found to be a false claim, the N.C. Department of Insurance said. The department said in a news...

Two Rhode Island Contractors Face $75K in Penalties for Worksite Cave-In Risks

Dec 21 2021 // A federal inspection at a Warwick, Rhode Island, excavation found two area contractors ignoring cave-in risks and placing their workers in serious danger.On July 8, 2021, a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and...

Two Ex-Maryland Players Reach Settlement to Football Lawsuit

Dec 20 2021 // Two former Maryland football players have each reached $200,000 settlements in lawsuits accusing former coach DJ Durkin of running a program that subjected athletes to an abusive environment.The Maryland Attorney...

Three Years From Loss, Not Denial, Appeals Court Holds in Carolina AOB Case

Dec 17 2021 // In a property insurance claims dispute, the statute of limitations’ clock starts ticking on the date of the loss, not the date the insurance company allegedly breached the contract, a federal court has decided in a...

Two Carolina Women Charged in Separate Insurance Fraud Cases

Dec 6 2021 // Two women have been charged with insurance fraud, one in connection with expired car insurance and one for providing false cancer treatment invoices, the North Carolina Department of Insurance announced. Clarlese Hobdy,...

Ten Maine Communities Working Together to Prevent Flooding

Dec 2 2021 // Ten Maine coastal communities on Casco Bay are banding together in hopes of being able to help prevent future flooding.Over the next two years, the Casco Bay communities will invest a half million dollars on projects that...

Four Employees Sue Claiming Bristol Myers Refused Vaccine Religious Exemptions

Dec 2 2021 // Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued on Wednesday by four employees who said the drugmaker refused to grant them religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and threatened to fire them on Dec. 6 for...