Insurance
Iowa Agent Charged With Defrauding Elderly Individuals and Insurance Companies
A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a Clive man with seventeen counts of mail and wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and two counts …
Read More Fairfax Financial’s Ratings Unaffected by Move to Buy Gulf Insurance Group: DBRS
Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.’s ratings are unaffected following last week’s announcement it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an additional 46.32% of Gulf Insurance Group (GIG) from Kuwait Projects Co. (KIPCO), according to DBRS Morningstar, which has …
Read More Fox’s Settlement With Dominion Unlikely to Cost it $787.5M
Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. Fox settled with Dominion over charges that Fox News baselessly accused the …
Read More NC Senators Want Disney to Move North, Amid Company’s Feud with DeSantis
North Carolina lawmakers are hoping to capitalize on Walt Disney World’s feud with the Florida governor, and have introduced a bill that would fund a study and incentives for luring Disney north. Senate Bill 594, titled Mickey’s Freedom Restoration Act, …
Read More Baldwin Charge in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Dismissed
Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate. In a …
Read More As Governor Seeks Disaster Dec, Fort Lauderdale Needs New City Hall After Flood
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration on Saturday to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall. The flooding, from record rainfall, was so great that it will likely force Fort …
Read More Fuel Truck Fatal Crash Sparks Fire on Major Connecticut Highway Bridge
A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said …
Read More Florida Family Files Suit, Says Body of Man Who Died on Cruise Was Kept in Cooler
A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma. After Marilyn …
Read More Maine Unhappy With Railroad’s ‘Good Faith’ Cleanup of Train Derailment Site
SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) – The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire. Commissioner Melanie Loyzim sent a letter Thursday telling the …
Read More Russia’s Medvedev Says G-7 Export Ban Could Trigger Black Sea Grain Deal Exit
Moscow may retaliate if Group of Seven countries proceed with a total ban on most exports to Russia by withdrawing from the safe-transit deal that allows Ukraine to ship grains from Black Sea ports, said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of …
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