Monthly Archives: <span>April 2018</span>

Delaware Lawmaker, Wife Press Legal Fight Over Home Improvement

A Delaware lawmaker and his wife, who serves as Wilmington’s city treasurer, are continuing their fight in a long-running legal battle stemming from a home-improvement contract. A judge was to hear arguments Monday on the city’s motion to dismiss a …

Plane Crashes in Virginia, Fatalities Unknown

Emergency service units were responding to reports of an aircraft crash in Virginia. The Daily Progress reports that just before 9 p.m. on Sunday multiple rescue crews from Charlottesville and Albemarle County responded to a crash and a large fire …

U.S. & U.K. Blame Russia for Global Cyber Attacks on Governments, Businesses

The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators around the globe. Washington and London issued a joint alert …

United Educators Reports Reveal Large Losses in Education

Bethesda, MD, April 17, 2018—United Educators (UE), a reciprocal risk retention group that insures education, released its Large Loss Report 2018, which contains summaries of major damage awards and settlements of $250,000 or more that affected schools, colleges, and universities …

How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey

When it comes to business growth, agents have their eyes on the same prize but different ideas about how to secure it. That’s one of the key findings of “Agent Voices 2018,” a soon-to-be-released report based on a survey of …

Toyota Plans to Sell Talking Cars in U.S. Within 3 Years

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start selling U.S. vehicles that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology in 2021, the Japanese automaker said on Monday, potentially preventing thousands of accidents annually. The U.S. Transportation Department must decide whether …

Facebook Facing Potential Multi-Billion Dollar Liability in Biometric Litigation

Facebook Inc. may have to pay a real price for claims it invaded users’ privacy: billions of dollars. A federal judge ruled Monday that millions of the social network’s users can proceed as a group with claims that its photo-scanning …

Man Arrested for Torching North Carolina Country Club

Police have charged a man with setting a fire that engulfed the tennis building at a North Carolina country club. A Durham Police news release said officers and firefighters arrived around 4 a.m. Sunday at Treyburn Country Club to find …

Hailstone Sets New Weather Record in Alabama

All hail the newest entry in Alabama weather record books. AL.com cites a release from state climatologist Dr. John Christy saying a hailstone that fell March 19 in Cullman County is the largest on record in the state. Weighing nearly …

Florida’s Citizens Reopens More Than 25K Hurricane Irma Claims

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. says it has reopened about 37 percent of its Hurricane Irma claims, according to a statement from the Florida insurer of last resort. The insurer says the reopening of claims is part of ongoing efforts to …