Insurance
Britain Lifts Ban on Gas Fracking in England in Push for Energy Independence
Britain on Thursday formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019, saying strengthening the country’s energy supply was an “absolute priority.” Energy prices have soared in Europe after Russia invaded …
Read More Fatal Hawaii Ambulance Fire Linked to Oxygen Device
Preliminary findings from an investigation into an ambulance fire that killed a patient and injured a paramedic last month show the blaze originated in an oxygen device that is routinely used, officials in Hawaii said. The Aug. 24 fire killed …
Read More $3M Settlement for Utah Family of Autistic Boy Shot by Police
A Utah family has reached a $3 million settlement with Salt Lake City in a lawsuit filed after officers shot a 13-year-old boy with autism, leaving him badly wounded after responding to his mother’s 911 call for help when he …
Read More New York AG’s Financial Fraud Suit Against Trump Details Insurance Scenarios
Donald Trump and the Trump Organization used false and misleading statements of financial condition to obtain favorable real estate loans and insurance coverage over the last decade, according to a 222- page civil complaint filed by New York Attorney General …
Read More PCF Insurance Buys Peak Performance Brokerage, its 112th Acquisition This Year
PCF Insurance Services, a burgeoning brokerage based in Utah, has acquired Peak Performance Team, a brokerage that offers financing and insurance packages to automobile dealers in the United States. PPT, headquartered in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, provides custom tools for …
Read More Dale Partners Ltd. Gets Regulatory Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency
Dale Partners Ltd. (DPL) announced it has received approval from the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Lloyd’s to launch its managing agency, Dale Managing Agency Ltd. DPL also announced it has appointed four independent …
Read More Michigan Veteran Gets Five Years for Fraud over Faked Injuries
A Michigan veteran has been sentenced to five years in prison after investigators who followed him discovered he had faked injuries that allowed him to claim more than $260,000 in federal benefits. Joseph Gray, 53, of Lawton repeatedly claimed he …
Read More Walmart, CVS Agree to Settle West Virginia Opioid Suit for $147 Million
Walmart and CVS Pharmacy have settled with the state of West Virginia for a combined total of $147 million in a lawsuit over the companies’ roles in contributing to the oversupply of prescription drugs that fueled the opioid epidemic in …
Read More Trump Accuser Plans New Lawsuit Under New York’s Abuse Survivors Law
A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room intends to file another lawsuit against him under a new New York law letting sexual assault victims sue over attacks that happened decades …
Read More School Bus Crashes into Store in South Carolina
A school bus crashed into a store in South Carolina on Tuesday, hitting one student outside and sending seven people to the hospital, authorities said. The front of the school bus was inside the brick building in North Charleston up …
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