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#1 Five Alabama Jail Medical Staff Indicted in Death of Mentally Ill Inmate

Jul 31 2025 // Five medical employees at an Alabama jail have been indicted in connection with the death of a mentally ill man who died of hypothermia after being held for two weeks in a concrete cell.The indictment unsealed Tuesday...

#2 Four Convicted of Collision Fraud Involving a Rideshare Driver in California

Dec 3 2025 // Four people were convicted of felony insurance fraud and assault for faking an auto collision that involved a rideshare driver in San Bernardino, California.According to the California Department of Insurance, two of the...

#3 Two More Beach Homes Near Collapse as Erin’s Waves Pound NC Outer Banks

Aug 22 2025 // Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean.While the swells from storms like...

#4 Two Men Charged with Terrorism Plot at LGBTQ+ Bars in Detroit Suburb

Nov 5 2025 // Two 20-year-old men who had acquired high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges were scouting LGBTQ+ bars in suburban Detroit in September for a possible Halloween attack, authorities said Monday in filing...

#5 Two More HO Insurers Join Florida Market, One Led by Former Metromile CEO

Sep 23 2025 // Florida regulators have approved two new homeowner insurance companies, one led by a San Francisco tech entrepreneur and former head of Metromile auto insurance company.“I focus on companies that can successfully use...

#6 Two High-Profile Personal Injury Law Firms Sue… Each Other

Sep 11 2025 // Insurance folks tired of hearing about personal injury law firms going after those “greedy insurance companies” might want a ringside seat for this one. Two high-profile Boston-area personal injury law firms...

#7 Two Marquette Men’s Lacrosse Players Killed in Car Wreck

Sep 8 2025 // Two members of the Marquette men’s lacrosse team were killed in a car wreck Friday night near the school’s campus in downtown Milwaukee.Marquette officials confirmed that Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder died in...

#8 Two Men Charged with Staging Car Crashes for Insurance Money in New York City

Aug 1 2025 // Two Brooklyn men have been charged with staging three automobile accidents and then seeking insurance payouts from Allstate Insurance Co. for damages and purported injuries.Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced...

#9 Four Gabriel House Residents Sue Over Assisted Living Facility’s Deadly Fire

Aug 5 2025 // Two lawsuits have been filed over the tragic fire at a Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living facility that took the lives of 10 residents and injured 30 others on July 13, making it the state’s deadliest...

#10 Ten Big Banks Defeat Antitrust Lawsuit in Over Bond Trades

Sep 3 2025 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 large banks of conspiring to rig corporate bond prices at the expense of ordinary investors, after the original judge recused himself because his wife...

#11 Four Charged in Death of 5-Year-Old Michigan Boy in Oxygen Chamber Explosion

Mar 13 2025 // Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was “incinerated” inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility, Michigan’s attorney general...

#12 Six States to Receive Federal Disaster Aid From Summer Floods

Sep 15 2025 // President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer.The disaster declarations, announced Thursday, will allow federal funding...

#13 Five Reasons Why the US Escaped a Hurricane Landfall So Far This Year

Nov 13 2025 // A weather forecasting organization is offering up five reasons why the U.S. wasn’t hit by a hurricane this season, despite forecasts that called for an above normal Atlantic hurricane season with numerous anticipated...

#14 Six Things to Know About Umbrella Insurance

Jun 16 2025 // From rising courtroom verdicts to notable underwriting shifts, here are six things independent agents and brokers need to understand about today’s umbrella market.What Is an Umbrella Policy? An umbrella liability...

#15 Two New Suspects Handed Preliminary Charges in Louvre Jewels Heist, Prosecutor Says

Nov 3 2025 // The Paris prosecutor said Saturday two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum, three days after they were arrested by police as part of the...

#16 Six Killed in Michigan Collision Between Truck and Van Carrying Amish Group

Aug 18 2025 // A pickup truck went through a stop sign in rural Michigan and crashed into a van carrying members of an Amish community, killing at least six people, authorities said.The crash occurred last Tuesday afternoon in Tuscola...

#17 Two Youths Killed, Two in Critical Condition After Barge Hits Sailboat in Miami

Jul 29 2025 // Two youths at a Miami sailing camp were killed and two others were hospitalized after a barge struck a sailboat Monday.The Associated Press, The Miami Herald and other news sites reported that one adult and five kids were...

#18 Four Indicted for Roles in New Jersey Home Invasion, Auto Theft Ring

Nov 10 2025 // New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) reported that four men were charged in a 61-count indictment for their respective roles in an auto theft and home invasion ring.The...

#19 One of Highest Property Claims Severity Recorded in Q3 on Low Volume, Says Verisk

Dec 9 2025 // A new report from Verisk has found that property insurance claims volume during the third quarter 2025 was the lowest it has been in the past five years but claims severity during the period was one of the highest in...

#20 Two Georgia Men Denied Bond After Charged With Large Cache of Homemade Bombs

Jul 30 2025 // Two Georgia men, denied bond, are in jail awaiting court action after they were charged with possessing a large amount of homemade explosive devices.The Georgia Office of Insurance Commissioner and State Fire...