November 17, 2020
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants and plans to require mask wearing inside state buildings, the first state restrictions imposed since the economy reopened in May, as officials attempt to control the surging number …
November 17, 2020
The city of Columbus, Ohio, plans to pay $1 million to the family of a woman killed by an undercover officer in August 2018, according to documents filed in Franklin County Probate Court. The payout would be the largest in …
November 17, 2020
A tornado in northeast Arkansas on Nov. 15 left four people injured and destroyed buildings and mobile homes, authorities said. The severe weather Sunday was near Romance, an unincorporated community about 23 miles (37 kilometers) west of Searcy, the Arkansas …
November 17, 2020
Amicia Hine, executive vice president with Worldwide Facilities LLC, MHI-MGA Division, in San Antonio, has been elected president of the Texas Surplus Lines Association Inc. Justin Kotrla, senior vice president, Property, at AmWINS Group in Dallas will serve as vice …
November 17, 2020
Co-workers Rajdeep Singh, 35, of Rocklin, Calif., and David Bailey, Jr., 29, of Sacramento, were arrested on multiple counts of insurance fraud and arson after allegedly conspiring to commit vehicular arson in order to receive an undeserved insurance payout of …
November 17, 2020
A 57-year-old Snohomish, Wash., insurance agent was charged this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle with five counts of wire fraud for her theft of approximately $750,000 in premium payments from various insurance clients. Vicki Boser, who owned and …
November 17, 2020
Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the governor’s authority to issue coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses and individuals to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. The ruling delivered a victory for Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in a legal fight with …
November 17, 2020
The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a call to insurers licensed to write property/casualty insurance in Texas, including surplus lines and farm mutual insurers for the collection of data about a 2019 storm in North Texas. Reporting is required …
November 17, 2020
A South Carolina county is considering relaxing its mining regulations. The Sun News in Myrtle Beach reports Horry County Council could enact zoning ordinances that would make it easier to dig mines near homes and wetlands by allowing mines in …
November 17, 2020
The leading drugstores, drug distributors and health insurers lost about $22 billion in market value Tuesday after Amazon.com Inc. revealed plans to start selling prescription drugs to its Prime members in the U.S. The long awaited move pushed Walgreens Boots …