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A Brooklyn, New York-based digital insurer for the trucking and transportation sector has closed an $11 million Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $15.5 million. The round for Koffie Insurance was led by Anthemis …

A jury has found in favor of a state social worker who filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming he was mistreated by supervisors after reporting problems with dozens of child abuse cases. Jurors in Boone County Circuit Court awarded Tim Williams …

An Atlanta truck driver is charged with vehicular homicide after a northwest Georgia wreck left two adults dead and three children injured. Joseph Chislom, 47, remained jailed without bail Sunday in Catoosa County after the Friday wreck. Chislom is also …

Motorcycles cause a far higher rate of injuries among children than quad bikes do, a study from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA has found, but quad bikes account for more serious individual injuries. In a retrospective population study carried out by …

The family of a construction worker who died from mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos-containing joint compound has been awarded $15 million by a New York jury. The $15 million verdict came against Kaiser Gypsum on behalf of the family of …

Investigators were unable to pinpoint the cause of a fire that damaged a popular North Conway resort, New Hampshire Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said last Friday. The determination came after officials examined the scene and interviewed guests after the April …

There has been a lot of talk about how insurance companies are increasingly falling victim to outside cyber attacks, but the risk of insider threats can be just as scary and perhaps a little more difficult to prevent, according to …

Walnut Creek, California-headquartered Relation Insurance Services said it has acquired the assets of Maryland-based Insurance, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Insurance, Inc. provides personal and commercial lines insurance and employee benefits throughout Maryland and is headquartered in …

British financial regulators will have to promote the global competitiveness of the country’s financial sector, though a plan for more government oversight of their work has been put on hold for now, finance minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Tuesday. Zahawi …

Nigeria will continue its $3.5 billion civil claim against Shell Plc and Eni SpA after Italian prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings against the companies, a lawyer representing Africa’s largest crude producer said. The West African country, which joined the case as …