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Six Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Facing Fraud-Related Charges

Aug 20 2021 // Six Maryland law enforcement officers are facing federal indictment for charges related to schemes to defraud financial institutions and insurance companies.A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging an...

One Dead in Mount Vernon, Georgia Fire

Aug 17 2021 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Ricky Bell, 57, was killed in a Montgomery County fire around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11. Commissioner King’s Fire Investigations Unit...

One Dead in ‘Unprecedented’ El Paso Flooding

Aug 16 2021 // A storm system that stalled for days over West Texas led to what a National Weather Service meteorologist on Aug. 14 called an “unprecedented” amount of rain in the predominantly dry El Paso area, leaving a...

Three Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze at Historic Connecticut Building

Aug 12 2021 // Three firefighters were hospitalized and several pet dogs and cats were missing as a fire heavily damaged a historic building in New Hartford, Connecticut, officials said. All 22 residents were accounted for and...

Two Louisiana Parishes May Be Eligible for Federal Aid From Tropical Storm Damage

Aug 5 2021 // Farmers in two south Louisiana parishes who lost property during extreme weather in April through June may be eligible for federal aid, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said Tuesday.Physical-loss...

Two Green Line Trains in Boston Crash, Injuring More Than 20

Aug 4 2021 // A train on the Green Line in Boston crashed into another train from behind, injuring more than 20 people, authorities said.The Boston Fire Department said in a tweet 23 people were taken to hospitals with injuries, none of...

Eight Tornadoes Confirmed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania During Storms

Aug 2 2021 // The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey during Thursday’s storm, including the EF-3 storm in eastern Pennsylvania and an EF-2 tornado that started in the Keystone...

Two Firms Merging to Capitalize on Embedded Insurance Demand

Jul 19 2021 // Two insurtech managing general agencies plan to merge in an effort to tap into embedded insurance demand for travel and other e-commerce businesses.Seeto, which focuses on helping e-businesses build embedded coverage, said...

One Dead, One Injured Following Crash of Small Plane in New Hampshire

Jul 15 2021 // Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire.WMUR-TV reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the...

Eight Leading Insurers and Reinsurers Launch Net-Zero Climate Alliance

Jul 12 2021 // Eight of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance companies on Sunday launched an alliance to help speed up a transition to a net zero emissions economy.The companies, which include Europe’s top three...

Two Injured When Connecticut Ice Cream Shop Ceiling Collapses

Jul 8 2021 // Two people were injured when the ceiling of a Connecticut ice cream shop collapsed, authorities said.A portion of the ceiling inside Milkcraft in West Hartford collapsed just before 8 p.m. Monday, West Hartford Fire Chief...

Five Ways to Position Workers’ Compensation in a COVID-19-impacted World

Jul 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group.With prevailing economic pressures widely expected to persist, more and more businesses will consider different ways to adapt, including the...

Six Charged in New York Care Home Fire Where Firefighter, Resident Died

Jul 1 2021 // Six people are facing charges ranging from arson and manslaughter to filing a false instrument and criminal impersonation in connection to a fire at an assisted living facility in a New York City suburb earlier this year...

Two Workers Treated for Burns After Fire at Connecticut Plating Company

Jun 23 2021 // Two workers at a Connecticut chrome plating company were transported to a burn hospital after a process “went awry” and sparked a flash fire that firefighters were still battling hours later, a task made more...

Six Flags Park Settling Illinois Park Fingerprints Lawsuit for $36M

Jun 14 2021 // Six Flags Great America has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park.Pass holders and others who visited the Gurnee park between October...

Three Disasters Show Gaps in Infrastructure Plan

May 25 2021 // Three times this year, major pieces of U.S. infrastructure have failed: first the Texas power grid, then the East Coast’s main gasoline pipeline, then a freeway bridge over the Mississippi River. The crises disrupted...

Two Takeaways from Delta-8 Conversation

May 24 2021 // Delta-8 is generating quite a buzz over what appears to be legal loophole enabling the production and sales of the intoxicating product in both legal and non-legal states.New York just became the latest state to ban...

Two Bills Relating to Auto Insurance Claims Practices Advance in Texas

May 11 2021 // The Texas House of Representatives recently advance two pieces of legislation that address claims arising out of vehicle accidents.The Texas House May 7 passed House Bill 359, which addresses delaying tactics practiced by...

Two Die in Tesla Crash in Texas

Apr 19 2021 // Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver’s seat, crashed into a tree on Saturday night north of Houston, authorities said.“There was no one in the...

Three Steps to Improve Your Hiring Process

Apr 19 2021 // In January, my spouse and I made a spur of the moment decision to sell our house. It was exciting and nerve wracking all at the same time. It was hard to ignore the parallels between this experience and the hiring process....