Insurance
Minneapolis to Pay $8.9M Over Officer’s Actions before Floyd Death
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill …
Read More New Federal Mandates Won’t Impact Premium Finance Transactions: Big I
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a final rule as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, and thanks to the lobbying efforts of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) and others, premium financing transactions have been …
Read More French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash
A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” almost 14 years after an airliner plowed into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing everyone on board. The ruling follows …
Read More Navajo Nation Receiving Federal Aid for Severe Flood Damage
The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the …
Read More California Church Paying $1.2M over Broken COVID Rules
A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large, unmasked religious services must pay $1.2 million in fines, a judge has ruled. Calvary Chapel in San Jose was fined last week for ignoring Santa Clara …
Read More Drought Dwindles to Less Than 9% of California
Only remnants of California’s three-year drought remain after winter’s epic storms. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported last week that areas of drought cover less than 9% of the state, down from more than 99% at the Oct. 1 start of …
Read More Fox-Dominion Defamation Trial Delayed, to Continue Tuesday
Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox Corp FOXA.O and Fox News will proceed with jury selection starting on Tuesday, a judge announced on Monday. Judge Eric Davis did not provide a reason for the delay. Dominion is …
Read More Why Downpour in South Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop, Portending Future Floods
In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm …
Read More Two Tornadoes Confirmed in Georgia Towns
The National Weather Service confirmed two weak tornadoes touched down last week in middle Georgia. No one was reported injured in either storm. A tornado with top winds of 90 mph touched down on the southeast edge of Cordele. The …
Read More Mississippi City Faces Tough Road Rebuilding After Tornado
The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since. Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling Fork, where his …
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