Insurance
New York AG: Trump Should Be Found Liable For Bank, Insurance Fraud, Even Before Trial
New York’s attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that Donald Trump committed fraud by submitting false statements to bankers and insurers and overstating his net worth by up to …
Read More Risk Strategies Acquires Benefit Design Group in Oregon
Risk Strategies acquired Benefit Design Group LLC in Oregon. The purchase of BDG adds to Risk Strategies’ presence in the Pacific Northwest. It builds upon the firm’s previous acquisition of the Fournier Group, a commercial and personal lines retail insurance …
Read More Connecticut Adds Cancer Presumption to Firefighters’ Workers’ Compensation
A new Connecticut law making it easier for firefighters who develop cancer to receive workers’ compensation benefits will go into effect on October 1, 2023. Approved as part of the state budget bill, this law creates a presumption during the …
Read More Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Announces 3.9% Rate Reduction for Public Employers in 2024
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced a 3.9% rate reduction for the state’s public employers, a a rate cut that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024. The rate reduction will result in nearly $8 million less in premiums …
Read More 18 Years After Katrina Levee Breaches, Group Wants Future Engineers to Learn From Past Failures
Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures – and how to avoid repeating them – a Louisiana-based nonprofit said to mark Tuesday`s 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during Hurricane …
Read More Kansas College Reaches Settlement in Suit Alleging Discrimination Against Black Athletes
HIGHLAND, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas community college that was accused of trying to reduce the number of Black student-athletes has agreed to a settlement, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. The department said in a news release that the …
Read More Federal Government Opens Two Areas in Gulf of Mexico for Wind Farms, but No Companies Bid on Leases
The federal government for the first time on Tuesday opened two areas in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast to build wind farms. Groups representing supply chain businesses hailed the chance for the new offshore leases to create …
Read More U.S. Department of Justice and Oklahoma Bank Reach Settlement Over Discriminatory Lending Practices in Tulsa
The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Blacks and Hispanics in the Tulsa area. Collinsville-based American Bank of Oklahoma used the illegal …
Read More Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Parts of West Virginia
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard to activate swift-water rescue teams and …
Read More Vassar College Hit With Class Action Alleging Sex Discrimination Against Women in Pay, Promotions
Vassar College, founded in 1861 to provide equal education for women, has been hit with a class action suit by female faculty members alleging unfair sex discrimination in compensation, evaluations and promotions of female professors in violation of federal and …
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