September 20, 2021
Heavy rain has caused some flash flooding Saturday on parts of the University of Alabama campus. University officials tweeted information about various road closures because of flooding and have asked people to avoid driving on campus. Some areas of the …
September 20, 2021
Heavy equipment may soon begin tearing down an 80-year-old South Carolina public housing complex where two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a poorly maintained heater. Scientists are conducting environmental tests on the land around Allen Benedict Court in …
September 20, 2021
The Justice Department announced that the developer and owners of eight senior living complexes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee have agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the …
September 20, 2021
CAC Specialty added Nathan Wonder to its natural resources division in Denver, Colo., as vice president, surety. Wonder has experience in power and renewables. He has worked at firms like LaPorte Insurance and Brown & Brown. CAC Specialty is an …
September 20, 2021
A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police last year after being suspected of shoplifting, money which her family said will pay for the around-the-clock care she has …
September 20, 2021
Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2021, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced earlier this month. The decline in costs marks nine years of average decreases in the pure premium rate …
September 20, 2021
The California Legislature voted to guarantee people can call out their bosses publicly in most harassment and discrimination cases. When companies settle complaints filed by their employees, the agreements often include a provision barring the employee from disparaging the company …
September 20, 2021
Louisiana’s top insurance regulator on Sept. 7 directed insurance companies pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses. Directive 218, issued by Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, requires insurers to pay claims for loss of use for policyholders who evacuated or were prohibited …
September 20, 2021
New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to wear seats beats and other unsafe behavior since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration …
September 20, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic forced most individuals and businesses to stand still for a moment in time, a pause that was challenging for many and cost jobs, income and growth. While many industries are transitioning back to work, some businesses, including …