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Officials Say California Family Arraigned for Auto Insurance Fraud Filed 40-Plus Claims
Shannon Ninio, 60, of North Hills was arraigned for insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she and her husband, Moshe Ninio, allegedly stole customers’ personal information and used that information to file more than 40 fraudulent …
Read More Texas Men Indicted in $70M University Athletic Billing Scheme
Four individuals, including two physicians, have been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas charged with federal violations involving a university athletic billing scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Mouzon Bass, III, also known as Muzzy Bass, 58, of …
Read More People Moves: AXA XL Names Chia Cyber CUO, Americas; Chubb Appoints Gillston Head of North America Industry Practices; Sheckells to Lead Alera HR Team
AXA XL Names Chia Cyber as Chief Underwriting Officer in the Americas AXA XL named Michelle Chia as chief underwriting officer for cyber in the Americas. Based in New York, Chia assumes her new role on Feb. 12. Chia joins …
Read More Texas Sues Five Cities Over Marijuana Amnesty Policies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana possession and distribution. The five municipalities adopted ordinances or …
Read More Illinois Court Fines Telemarketing Company $28M for Unsolicited Calls
A federal district court has entered final orders against a telemarketing company and its owners, who made millions of illegal, unsolicited calls to people that were registered on the Do Not Call Registry. The Northern District Court of Illinois ordered …
Read More Illinois Security Company Fined $70K for Telling Muslim Employee to Shave Beard
Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its suit that Blackwell refused …
Read More Risk Strategies Acquires Michigan’s Ralph C. Wilson Agency
Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that it has acquired Ralph C. Wilson Agency, a full-service risk management and employee benefits consulting firm and insurance agency headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. Terms of the deal …
Read More Tesla Drops Minority-Worker Language After Musk’s Rants Over Diversity Initiatives
Tesla Inc. removed language about minority workers and supporting employee resource groups from one of its regulatory filings after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s recent comments criticizing diversity initiatives. In its latest 10-K filing released early Monday, Tesla omitted a …
Read More GSK Settles Another Zantac Lawsuit; Terms Confidential
GSK said on Thursday it had agreed to settle another lawsuit in California that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of settlements to end costly litigation. The case was set to go to …
Read More Farmer Protests Disrupt Belgian Supermarkets’ Supply Chain
Protesting farmers have blocked the distribution centers of Colruyt, one of Belgium’s biggest supermarket chains, a spokesperson confirmed, while local media reported that distribution centers of discount supermarket chain Lidl were also targeted. The blockades have led to disruptions in …
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