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Florida Jury Awards $32M Against Cleveland Clinic. Did ‘Changing Stories’ Play Role?
A Broward County jury has decided that the Cleveland Clinic Florida should pay almost $32 million to the estate of a man who was not put in intensive care after suffering septic shock and later died. The jury found the …
Read More PE Firm Nordic Capital Weighs Sale of Regulatory Tech Firm Regnology: Sources
Nordic Capital is weighing a sale of German regulatory software firm Regnology, in a deal which could value the business at up to 3 billion euros ($3.27 billion), four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity firm …
Read More Oil Sheen off California Possibly Caused by Natural Seepage From Ocean Floor
An oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn’t known, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Authorities detected the 2.5-mile-long oil sheen …
Read More Kentucky House Passes Bill to Reduce Medically Trained Workers in Smaller Mines
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training assigned for each underground shift. In a state once known as a coal …
Read More Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers
Property/casualty insurers are urging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a “bad faith” insurance claims measure that they contend will “open the floodgates of litigation against insurance companies” and raise auto insurance costs for consumers in the state from $220 …
Read More Florida’s Heritage Insurance Reports Improved Bottom Line for Q4 and Year 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Monday reported earnings of $30.9 million in its fourth quarter, more than double what it saw in Q4 2022. The Tampa, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.15 per …
Read More Cancer Clinics Face Cash Crunch After Hack Rocks US Health Care
Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on a once little-known company at the center of the health-care system continues to cause havoc. The Feb. 21 attack against Change Healthcare, a subsidiary …
Read More Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Northeast Dealer Services Firm, DealerMax
Insurance agency Brown & Brown announced that its dealer services division has acquired the assets of DealerMax. DealerMax, founded in 1982 by Jim Maxim, Sr. as Maxim Automotive, serves car dealer customers in Pennsylvania and throughout the Northeast offering finance …
Read More Novatae Acquires UK-Based Broker Bretton Woods International
Novatae Risk Group announced that it acquired the Lloyd’s broker Bretton Woods International (BWI) of London. The transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approval and is expected to close before the end of the second quarter. Terms of the transaction …
Read More UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Raised Buyout Proposal
British home and motor insurer Direct Line said on Wednesday it had rejected a higher buyout proposal from Belgium-based rival Ageas, saying it “significantly undervalued” the company. Direct Line said in a statement it had received the revised offer on …
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