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

Gallagher Acquires Five Points in Tennessee

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Franklin, Tennessee-based Five Points Benefits Solutions, an employee benefits provider, the company announced this month. Five Points, founded in 2011, serves clients in Tennessee, Georgia and Kentucky. Marisa Combs Smith, Wes Dozier and …

Nebraska Food Company, Insurer Sue for $423K over Spoiled Bacon Shipment

A Nebraska food company and its insurer want a warehouse company to pay them more then $400,000 because a shipment of bacon was destroyed inside one of its warehouses in Lincoln last year. Omaha food manufacturer Westin Inc. and Nationwide …

Florida Ringleader Sentenced After Security First Audit Uncovers Fraud

A Florida claims adjuster that authorities called the mastermind behind an extensive property insurance fraud scheme has been sentenced to three years in prison. Walter Malet, 32, of Orlando, was convicted of pilfering more than $262,559 from Security First Insurance …

Major Storm Dumped Snow, Closed Mountain Routes in California

A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days. Authorities near Reno …

Earthquake Confirmed in Submerged Volcano South of Hawaii

A magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck a submerged volcano south of Hawaii’s Big Island last week, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirmed. said the temblor hit at 1:32 a.m. about 26 miles southeast of Naalehu, at a depth of 7.5 miles. There were …

Uber Driver Charged with Raping Passenger During Las Vegas Ride

An Uber driver is charged with raping a female passenger who police said fell asleep before waking up as she was attacked during a ride in metro Las Vegas. Dawed Oumer Mekonene, 30, was arrested last week and remained in …

New Mexico Should Brace For Worsening Drought, Forecasters Say

The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s only going to get worse. That’s the word from forecasters with the National Weather Service and other climate experts in the state. They said during a meeting …

Complaints of Hyundai-Kia Engine Fires Trigger Safety Probe

U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering analysis investigation covers more …

Man Gets Prison Term After Pleading Guilty to New Hampshire Diner Fire

A man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a New Hampshire diner in July. Police had said the man kicked out the bottom window of the Daddypops Tumble …

Boy Dies in Maryland Fire That Damaged 16 Apartments

A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured in an apartment fire in a Baltimore neighborhood has died, authorities said Sunday. The Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release that Clinton Chimobi Ezeamaka died Saturday in the pediatric burn …