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Insurers Say Honda and Local Dealer Should Pay for Damages Caused by Car Fire

Three insurers that paid more than $1 million in auto and property damage claims to a New York couple and their homeowners association are attempting to recover the payments from the giant car maker and local dealership. The claims stemmed …

People Moves: Liberty Names Dyer VP and Producer in California

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers named Pierce Dyer vice president and producer. Dyer is based in Seattle and operates from the Woodland Hills, California office. As the fourth generation of Dyers in the insurance industry, Dyer’s family legacy began with …

University Student Sues Sorority and Landlord Over Fall From Window

A Northeastern University student and her parents are suing a sorority, its chapter president and a landlord after the student fell from a window and suffered critical injuries at a party. Sarah Cox, then a junior at the university in …

Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Northeast Aviation & Marine of New York

Massachusetts-based Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group reports it has acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Insurance Brokers of Schenectady, New York. Northeast Aviation & Marine handles aviation including international cargo, warehousing, passenger/excursion vessels, commercial fishing vessels, tugs, barges, private yachts, marinas, …

Judge to Ask Hawaii Supreme Court About Barriers to $4B Wildfire Settlement

The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. Judge Peter Cahill on Maui agreed to ask the state high court questions …

California Lawmakers Approve Legislation to Ban Deepfakes, Regulate AI

California lawmakers approved a host of proposals aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deepfakes and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology. The California Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, is voting on hundreds of bills …

Michigan’s Conifer Holdings Sells Insurance Agency Operations

Conifer Holdings announced that it completed the sale of its insurance agency operations for consideration equal to $45 million (subject to transaction expenses and customary purchase price adjustments), plus possible additional earn-out payments of up to $25 million based on …

Oklahoma Manufacturer Sued For Firing Employees Over COVID Vaccine Exemptions

AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired 10 employees for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination because of their religious beliefs or medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) …

Bus Crash Involving Abilene Christian Football Team Injures 4

Four people were injured after a bus carrying the Abilene Christian University football team was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday night. One player, two coaches, and the bus driver were taken to University …

Tornadic Winds Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota

STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train …

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