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Montana Governor Signs Reform Package Aimed at Lowering Insurance Costs
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte approved three legal reform measures intended to provide consumer protections and disclosures and reduce frivolous lawsuits with the ultimate goal of lowering costs and increasing the availability of insurance. “We applaud Gov. Gianforte and the Montana …
Read More Patriot Growth Adds Savannah Agency to the Team
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a broker and insurance services firm with offices in Pennsylvania and Florida, has added Savannah, Georgia-based Sherrill & Co. to its constellation. Sherrill offers property and casualty insurance and life and health insurance services. It was …
Read More Amsterdam’s Phillips to Pay $62M to U.S. for China Sales Misconduct
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reported that Amsterdam-based health technology firm Koninklijke Philips N.V. will pay more than $62 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) with respect to its sales of medical …
Read More Catalytic Theft Claims Triple in Two Years, Crime Bureau Report Finds
Insurance claims for catalytic converter thefts nationwide jumped by 288% in just two years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said in a new report. Claims rose from 16,660 in 2020 to 64,701 in 2022. Half of the thefts were in …
Read More Tennessee Governor Signs School Safety Bill; Gun-Maker Protection Bill Pending
Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed into law legislation designed to place more school resource officers in Tennessee public and private schools, funnel additional money into school security upgrades, and require every school to submit annual safety plans to the …
Read More Ex-Mississippi Governor Wants Apology for News Outlets’ Welfare Fraud Comments
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant gave notice Wednesday that he will sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements he said some of its employees made about him in connection to misspending of welfare money that was intended to …
Read More Connecticut Lawmaker, Other Driver Both DUI in Fatal Crash
A Connecticut state representative and a wrong-way driver were both over the legal limit for alcohol when they were killed in a highway crash in January, according to government officials and state police. Middletown Democrat Quentin Williams, 39, died in …
Read More No Chemicals Aboard 9 Freight Railcars That Derailed in Pennsylvania
Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries, fire department and company officials said. The derailment happened late Wednesday outside of New Castle, the company said in …
Read More Senate Panel OKs Rail-safety Bill But Fate Uncertain
A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a rail-safety bill introduced after the derailment of a freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, but its fate remains uncertain due to significant Republican opposition. The bill would increase inspections of trains carrying hazardous …
Read More Fortitude Re Opens Tokyo Office; Names Kawafuji as Representative
Fortitude Re announced the opening of its Tokyo office and the appointment of Hajime Kawafuji as its chief representative. Kawafuji joins Fortitude Re from global investment firm Carlyle, where he was a senior member of the Japan buyout advisory team. …
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