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AM Best has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company (PMIC) and its wholly owned reinsured subsidiary, …

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (AP) — Investigators suspect a propane leak caused an explosion that leveled a home and killed its two occupants in a community just north of Dallas early Monday morning. First responders received the call at 1:19 a.m. …

More than 60 people died as eastern Spain was hit by one of the worst storms in decades on Tuesday night. The storm is “one of the three strongest in the last century in the region of Valencia,” the Spanish …

A former volunteer fire chief in North Carolina has been charged with embezzling almost $155,300 from his department by falsifying time sheets. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement that Brian Jason Edwards, 49, of Granite Falls, was …

Finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would raise employers’ social security contributions to 15% from April, a major revenue raiser for a budget the government hopes will kick-start moves to turn around a flagging economy. Britain’s Labour government …

The son of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente and Allstate Insurance Co. have settled their disputes over Allstate’s cancellation of the Clemente Family Agency’s contract and allegations of racial bias. The parties have been in …

A new US antitrust rule requiring companies to give the government more information on their mergers and acquisitions came with a surprise twist: The Federal Trade Commission passed it with a rare 5-0 vote. The agency’s two Republican commissioners, who …

Realtors in California are reporting more difficulty selling homes because of the insurance crisis, according to a survey from the California Association of Realtors. The group surveyed its members and found 13% reported a home sale falling out of escrow …

Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains shut down for hurricane-related damage. People often plan non-emergency surgeries in the fall and early-winter months when their …

Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners reports it has acquired Suzio Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Meriden, Connecticut. Suzio Insurance Center was started in 1974 by the late Franklin Suzio and is currently headed by James …