Monthly Archives: <span>April 2022</span>

Texas Division of Workers’ Comp Seeks Comments on Income Benefits Form

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting public comments on a proposed new form: DWC Form-033, Request to Reduce Income Benefits Due to Contribution. Adopting this form is necessary to allow insurance carriers a way …

Kentucky Tornado Survivors Rebuilding With Help of Others

Sundays at the Bullock home in rural Kentucky were once filled with lasting memories: big family dinners, cornhole, basketball and karaoke. Those gatherings ended the night of Dec. 10, when a massive tornado obliterated their Dawson Springs house, trapping Chris …

1 Dead, At Least 3 Hurt in Nebraska Wildfires

Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska contributed to the death of one person and injured at least three firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The person who died was in Red Willow County, in the southwest corner of the state, Nebraska …

3 Defendants Settle in U. of Missouri Hazing Lawsuit

Three of the 23 defendants in a lawsuit filed after a University of Missouri fraternity party left a student with serious brain injuries have reached a settlement. The attorney for the family of Daniel Santulli, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, filed …

Strong Storm Rolls Through Kansas, Tears Roofs Off Buildings

National Weather Service officials were in western Kansas Saturday to assess damage from a strong storm and a possible tornado that damaged buildings in Sharon Springs and elsewhere, authorities said. Officials say the late Friday storm rolled through numerous Kansas …

Photos Do Lie: Carolina Authorities Charge Two With Insurance Fraud for Fake Fires

North Carolina authorities have charged two men with fraud and theft after they submitted photographs of fires that never occurred. Antonio Collins, 32, of Greensboro, obtained $11,122 from State Farm Insurance after he filed a claim on his renter’s insurance …

FedNat Has Until Friday to Submit Improvement Plan, Florida OIR Says

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has given FedNat Insurance a week to come up with a plan to improve its financial footing, after the company’s stability rating was downgraded to level that is not recognized by the secondary mortgage …

Emergency Declaration for Multiple New Mexico Wildfires

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly half of the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties. One wildfire in northern New Mexico that started April 6 merged with a newer …

U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’

China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group warns. The government’s curbs on data movement across …

Parents of Man Killed by Police in Washington File Wrongful Death Suit

The parents of a man killed in Washington by Auburn police have filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit alleging an officer shot Enosa Strickland Jr. in the back of the head while he was lying in a …