Insurance
Musk’s X Corp. Loses Lawsuit Against Hate Speech Watchdog
A U.S. judge on Monday threw out Elon Musk’s lawsuit against a nonprofit group that faulted him for allowing a rise in hate speech on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco …
Read More Consumers Sue Apple, Taking Page From US Justice Department Lawsuit
Apple has been hit with a flurry of new consumer lawsuits accusing the iPhone maker of monopolizing the smartphone market, piggybacking on a sweeping antitrust case lodged by the U.S. Justice Department and 15 states last week. At least three …
Read More Stacking Cracks: 30 Years of UIM Coverage Rules are Wrong, NC Supreme Court Says
North Carolinians can no longer stack underinsured motorist policies to compare to liability limits in order to boost the amount of coverage in an accident, the state Supreme Court said last week in a decision that overturns 30 years of …
Read More US, UK Accuse China of Cyberespionage That Hit Millions of People
U.S. and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the …
Read More Plummer Acquires Nebraska’s Classic One
Plummer Insurance, Inc. announced the acquisition of Classic One Insurance from Riverstone Bank, effective March 15, 2024. Plummer Insurance was established in 1984 by Steve and Helen Plummer. The agency currently has nine locations in Western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado …
Read More People Moves: BMS Hires Howden’s Spraggs, Austwick and Woolcott for FinPro Division; Newline Opens Sydney Office, Hiring Beswick as Head of Professional Indemnity
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker BMS Group and the re/insurer Newline Group. A summary of these new hires follows there. BMS Hires Howden’s Spraggs, Austwick and Woolcott for FinPro Division BMS, the London-based independent …
Read More Arkansas Private Railroad Fined $910K Over Hazardous Waste Violations
The EPA recently finalized a settlement with the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company over alleged hazardous waste violations at a private rail track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The company illegally stored more than 750,000 gallons of highly flammable hazardous waste in …
Read More Barn Collapse in Southern Illinois Kills 1 Man, Injures Another
WATERLOO, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and another was injured in southern Illinois when a barn partially collapsed into a burn pit and caught fire, authorities said. A man called 911 at 9:35 a.m. Saturday and said a …
Read More Coming and Going, Extended Premises Rules Don’t Help Employee Injured on Crosswalk
An employee of a diagnostics firm in Virginia who was injured when she fell on a crosswalk on her way to work is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has upheld a deputy commissioner’s …
Read More Russia’s Oil Is Finally Getting Snarled by Sanctions
The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears. Indian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest customers after China since the 2022 invasion — will no longer accept tankers owned by state-run …
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