Monthly Archives: <span>March 2021</span>

Kansas Businesses Hurt by COVID Closures Could Get Help Under Bills

Businesses that were ordered to shut down or limit capacity because of the pandemic could receive financial relief under two bills in the state Legislature that would address pending litigation but have riled up county leaders who could be forced …

Arch Launches Transport and Logistics Insurance Division, Led by Argo’s O’Gorman

Arch Insurance International has announced the launch of a new transport and logistics insurance division and the appointment of Steve O’Gorman as head of Transport and Logistics, effective immediately. The new division offers a range of specialist and marine and …

UK Cyber Authority Urges Organizations to Install Microsoft Updates

LONDON – Britain’s cyber security body urged organizations to install the latest Microsoft updates as a matter of urgency on Friday, after the company became aware of flaws that make email servers vulnerable. “We are working closely with industry and …

Study: Floridians in Flood Zones Underpaying for Flood Insurance by Average of 379%

If you live in Florida, you should probably be paying more for flood insurance. And you likely will be soon. That first finding is the conclusion of a new analysis by First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group focused on …

Cantor to Take Over as CFO for Florida Peninsula as Lattanzio Retires

The Florida Peninsula Insurance family of companies announces the retirement of their chief financial officer, Francis L. Lattanzio. Lattanzio is a co-founder of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co. and has served as CFO since its inception in 2005. Effective immediately, Lattanzio …

Nearly 1 Month Since Winter Storm, Water Restored to Mississippi City

Most people in Mississippi’s capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city of 161,000 went dry during a winter storm. Still, officials said Thursday that thousands will likely remain under a …

Mississippi Supreme Court Orders Third Trial in Hyundai Wrongful Death Suit

The Mississippi Supreme Court is ordering a third trial in a wrongful death case, years after a jury told Hyundai Motor Company to pay millions of dollars to families of three people killed in a 1995 car crash. In a …

Texas-Based BNSF Ordered to Pay $290K in Whistleblower Case

Federal labor officials have ordered Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. to pay more than $290,000 in back pay, damages and fees, and reinstate an employee after an investigation found the worker’s rights were violated under the Federal Railroad Safety …

$1.4B Shortfall Threatens Houston Area Flood Control Projects

Flood control projects approved by Houston area voters in 2018 in response to Hurricane Harvey are facing a $1.4 billion shortfall that could delay their completion, officials have announced. The projects in need of the most funding are in some …

Video Surveillance Leads to Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges Against California Woman

Veronica Catalina Cortes-Ambrosio, 53, of Madera, Calif., was charged on two felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly lying about physical limitations from an injury at work in an attempt to receive undeserved workers’ compensation benefits. An investigation by the …