Insurance
Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Absconding with $41,000 in Premiums
When a big property owner in Naples, Florida, recently tried to refinance some loans, the owner was surprised to discover that 31 properties had no insurance – despite having paid thousands of dollars in premiums. Late last month, investigators with …
Read More Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Theft
Formerly licensed insurance agent Vincent Allen LaGrange, 66, of Seal Beach, California, was sentenced in San Bernardino County Superior Court on one misdemeanor count of grand theft from an elder after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance found …
Read More Massachusetts AG Finds More Drug Overcharges in Workers’ Compensation
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million after allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures intended to keep costs down and prevent overcharges in the state’s workers’ compensation insurance system, according to Massachusetts Attorney General …
Read More Oil & Gas Operator Agrees to $1.5M Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violations
The United States Department of Justice announced that Utica Resource Operating LLC (URO) has agreed to a settlement resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations at URO’s oil and gas production well facilities in Ohio. The settlement addresses URO’s failure to …
Read More Ford to Pay $115K Over Pregnancy Discrimination Case at Illinois Plant
Automaker Ford Motor Company will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Ford violated federal law when …
Read More COP27 Kicks Off With Deal to Discuss Compensating Poor Nations for Global Warming
Delegates from nearly 200 countries kicked off the U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Sunday with an agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming, placing the controversial topic on the agenda for the first …
Read More $17M to Settle New Mexico Gender Pay Lawsuit
Hundreds of female city employees are anticipating back payment from the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to make up for a wage gap going back years. KOB-TV reported that a judge is expected to sign off on the $17 million …
Read More Gabby Petito’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit in Utah
Family members of a 22-year-old woman whose boyfriend admitted to killing her last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the Moab Police Department, claiming their negligence led to her death weeks later. The lawsuit is the latest development …
Read More U.S. Supreme Court Considers Making Challenges to FTC, SEC Easier
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments in two cases that could make it easier to challenge the regulatory power of federal agencies in disputes involving the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. …
Read More Berkshire: Negative Q3 Insurance Results Due to Catastrophe, Auto Losses
Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance business recorded an after-tax underwriting loss of $962 million (a pre-tax loss of $1.15 billion) in the third quarter, a decrease of $178 million from 2021, as catastrophe losses and increases in private-passenger auto frequency offset underlying …
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