Insurance
Washington Contractor Faces Felony Theft Charge in Reported Workers’ Comp Scam
An Everett, Washington, man reportedly caught remodeling homes while claiming he was too injured to work has been charged with felony theft in a workers’ compensation fraud case. Terry Lee Dawson, 62, is accused of stealing more than $55,000 in …
Read More Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash
A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said. The preliminary investigation suggests the bus was returning …
Read More Root Reports $64M Q3 Net Loss
Root Inc. reported a third-quarter net loss of $64 million, down from a net loss of $133 million during the same quarter last year. Year-to-date losses sit at $230 million, which is down from $411 million at the end of …
Read More Special Report: America’s Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For
The votes are in for the 2022 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For survey by Insurance Journal. Employees in 2022 highlighted the importance of competitive salaries, employee benefits, training and education, resources, and other employee perks as drivers of …
Read More U.S. Proposes Rules to Advance Flying Taxi Operations
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday proposed new rules that would help pave the way for commercial air taxi operations by around the middle of the decade. Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) have been touted as …
Read More California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death
The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack at a Southern California school will receive $15.75 million from the school district, their lawyers announced. The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District in San Bernardino County agreed to …
Read More Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes
Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small airport near Snohomish. The four …
Read More TDI Recognizes Animal Nutrition Company With Workplace Safety Award
The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recognized Global Animal Products with a Lone Star Safety Award for their exemplary workplace safety programs and low rates of work-related injuries and illnesses. Global Animal Products manufactures organic minerals …
Read More People Moves: Branch Names Patel as First Chief People Officer; Burns & Wilcox Adds McCarthy in Michigan
Patel named First Chief People Officer for Branch Branch® has named new hire Pratiksha Patel as the company’s first chief people officer. Patel joins the Columbus, Ohio-based company with more than two decades of experience across diverse global industry leaders, …
Read More COP27 Delivers Climate Fund Breakthrough at Expense of Progress on Emissions
Countries closed this year’s U.N. climate summit on Sunday with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters, even as many lamented its lack of ambition in tackling the emissions causing them. …
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