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Personal Lines Insurer Adirondack Exchange Withdrawing From New York
The New York personal lines carrier Adirondack Insurance Exchange (AIE) is facing financial difficulties and has told its agents and customers that it is working on a transition plan for all existing policies. The insurer urged agents and customers to …
Read More Tampa Bay Rays Are Cleared to Stay in St. Petersburg, Build New Ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays received final approval Tuesday for their proposal to build a new ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida, capping a years-long process that had clouded the future of the Major League Baseball team. The Pinellas County Commission voted …
Read More Liberty Company Names Dall VP and Benefits Producer in Florida
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Chenoa Dall vice president and an employee benefits producer, based in Naples, Florida. Dall, originally from Vermont, was previously with Brown & Brown Insurance and with McGriff Insurance, where she was a top …
Read More People Moves: IMA Financial Adds Jacobs as Employee Benefits Executive in New York
IMA Financial Group, Inc. has expanded its team in New York City, hiring Shawn A. Jacobs for the newly created role of employee benefits new business client executive. Jacobs serves as an insurance and employee benefits advisor and liaison between …
Read More Florida Police Union Blasts Prosecutors Over Officer Charges in 2019 Shootout
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police union leader blasted prosecutors Monday for bringing a criminal case against four officers over a 2019 shootout with two robbers that left a UPS driver and a passerby dead, saying they had …
Read More 600-Square-Mile-Plus Wildfire in California Now State’s Fifth Largest on Record
The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277 structures and damaging 29, according to CalFire. The fire covers four counties—Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama—and is 389,791 acres. The fire …
Read More Storms Bring Flash Floods to Dollywood Amusement Park in Tennessee
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and the Pigeon Forge police and fire departments directed guests to safety on Sunday afternoon, and one minor injury was reported, …
Read More Norfolk Southern Reports $156M in Insurance Payments Following Ohio Derailment
Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and getting more efficient. The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $737 …
Read More Permit to Rebuild in Flood Zone Allowed Even If Home Is Not Damaged
New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify for a flood hazard permit to replace it, a state appeals court has ruled. The court upheld the state Department …
Read More Mississippi Grand Jury Declines to Indict Deputy Who Shot Man Yelling ‘Shoot Me’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against a sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man who was yelling “shoot me,” the state attorney general’s office said Monday. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department …
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