Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Drought-Prone California Oks New Rules for Turning Wastewater into Drinking Water

When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places – the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And – coming soon …

Long Island Company Owes $252K for Back Pay, Damages

A awnings company based in Long Island and its owner will pay $252,370 in back wages and damages to nearly three dozen workers who were denied overtime wages over a three-year period, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation. A …

Helicopter Crash in New Jersey Forest Kills 2 from ABC News Team

A helicopter crashed on Tuesday night in the Pinelands wilderness area of New Jersey, killing the pilot and a photographer who worked for ABC-TV news team in Philadelphia, WPVI. The ABC news station said the chopper went down in Wharton …

Texas DWC Revises Death Benefits Forms

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has revised forms DWC Form-042, Claim for Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits, and PLN-12, Notice of Potential Entitlement to Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits to help eligible beneficiaries file claims for death …

Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims

An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded coverage for violations of the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying a federal appellate court decision to the contrary was …

Howden Acquires Dutch Broker VLC & Partners

Howden, the London-based global insurance group, announced the acquisition of VLC & Partners Holding B.V., one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Netherlands. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The business is currently under the ownership …

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Launches Grant Program to Combat PFAS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is creating a new grant program to help small public water systems reduce PFAS and manganese contamination levels. The DNR announced Monday that it will begin accepting applications for grants …

Texas Woman Sues Doctor Over Unwanted Pregnancy

Grissel Velasco didn’t want more kids. In 2014, Velasco — 31 years old at the time — was expecting her third child, and was receiving care at Sun City Women’s Health Care in El Paso, owned by OB-GYN and then-El …

Google to Pay $700 Million to US States, Consumers in App Store Settlement

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store – the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result …

How Industry and Conventional Lenders Look at Independent Agencies

This post is part of a series sponsored by InsurBanc. Independent agency principals seek loans for a variety of reasons, such as: Perpetuation or acquisition. Partner buyout. Producer development. Technology or equipment. Agency expansion. Working capital. Purchase real estate for …