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Student-on-Employee Workers’ Compensation Assault Claims Drop: Gallagher Bassett

The number of workers’ compensation claims for student-on-school-employee assault dropped significantly during the 2023-24 school year, according to data from Gallagher Bassett. This change comes after two years of increasing claims following the 2020-21 school year. Citing client numbers covering …

New Hampshire Supreme Court Reverses Police Chief’s Misconduct Verdict

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of a former police chief who was accused of violating sexual harassment policies following a call he made to a female employee, saying a judge misinterpreted the law. In a 3-1 …

Hub International Acquires Southern Colorado Insurance

Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of SCIC LLC (Southern Colorado Insurance) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Debbie Klisch, owner, and Andrew Klisch, president, and the Southern Colorado Insurance team will join Hub Colorado. Southern Colorado Insurance will be referred to …

California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancelation Moratorium for 185K Residents

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex fires. The moratorium shields those living within the perimeters or …

Liberty Mutual’s ‘Deliberate Actions’ Keep It on Path to Profit

Liberty Mutual Holding Co. continued to put 2023’s losses behind it and carefully manage growth in 2024, reporting consolidated net income of $717 million for the second quarter versus a net loss of $585 million for the same period in …

July North Dakota Derailment the Latest Crash to Involve Weak Tank Cars

The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying to get off the tracks for decades. The …

4 Killed When Small Airplane Crashes in Oklahoma City

Four people were killed when a small airplane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City, local authorities said. The plane crashed about 1:30 p.m. at Sundance Airport, a small airport on the outskirts of the city, according to Oklahoma City Fire …

Illinois City Ordered to Pay $22M in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a man accused of arson and murder. A federal jury awarded the damages to William Amor’s estate, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. Amor was found …

Judge Dismisses Most Claims in Lawsuit Alleging Hair Discrimination at Houston High School

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who alleged that school officials committed racial and gender discrimination when they punished him for refusing to …

Warner Pacific Acquires Texas’ Ashmore Agency

Warner Pacific announced it has completed its acquisition of the General Agency of Ashmore Agency, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1984 by Elizabeth “Beth” Ashmore and her husband Will Ashmore, and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, …

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