November 2, 2020
A Tennessee insurance commissioner who submitted his resignation last week faced an investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct by one of his department’s employees, records show. According to a Department of Commerce and Insurance investigation summary report, there was “insufficient …
November 2, 2020
Minnesota-based Medtronic has agreed to pay $9.2 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to a South Dakota neurosurgeon and failed to accurately report them, the Department of Justice has announced. The settlement resolves allegations that Medtronic paid for …
November 2, 2020
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (Universal Property), a subsidiary of Florida-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc., has begun writing homeowners insurance policies in Iowa. With the company’s entry into Iowa, consumers in 19 states can purchase a Universal Property policy …
November 2, 2020
A landslide caused by Tropical Storm Zeta has blocked a North Carolina road, severing access between mountain counties and forcing motorists to take a 90-mile detour, officials said Friday. McDowell County Emergency Management said the landslide occurred early Friday about …
November 2, 2020
Wisconsin environmental regulators have approved an emergency rule that restricts the use of firefighting foam and lays out steps to treat PFAS chemicals. PFAS are human-made chemicals that research suggests can cause health problems in humans. The chemicals have been …
November 2, 2020
Alliant Insurance Services has added Frank Albrecht, a risk management specialist with a versatile background in construction, environmental, transportation and loss analysis, as senior vice president, Alliant Specialty. Albrecht has been providing strategic risk management solutions to clients for the …
November 2, 2020
A man who was arrested and charged with murder a year ago in a fatal shooting near Greenville, Texas, before being cleared is suing the county sheriff’s office, sheriff and law enforcement officials for more than $3 million. The lawsuit …
November 2, 2020
Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party’s account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party’s chairman told The Associated Press. The party noticed the suspicious activity on …
November 2, 2020
Mark Andollina remembers stinging rain and a howling wind that peeled the roof off part of his Cajun Tide Beach Resort on Grand Isle, the Louisiana barrier island town where residents were among the first to feel the ferocity of …
November 2, 2020
Ten people on a hayride in Mississippi were treated for critical injuries after a pickup truck collided with their trailer being pulled by an ATV. The pickup rear-ended the trailer Friday around 7:30 p.m. in rural Pearl River County, about …