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3 Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Washington Insurance Commissioner Investigations

Three suspects pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in May and June after investigations by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations Unit. The fraud cases included a suspect from Qatar who had been on a most wanted list since 2013, …

People Moves: BenefitMall Names Bishop Sales Executive in California; Woodruff Sawyer Adds Modesto Team; Davis Joins Alliant as SVP

BenefitMall Appoints Bishop Benefits Sales Executive for Southern California BenefitMall hired Crystal Bishop as a benefits sales executive for Southern California. Bishop has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She most recently served as executive sales …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Review Stabbing Death Ruled Homicide Then Suicide

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen …

AM Best Places Credit Ratings of Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Under Review

AM Best reports that it has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Co. (CATIC) of Essex Junction, Vermont. The …

CarShield to Pay $10M Settlement Over Deceptive Advertising Charges

CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many customers found that repair claims were often not covered despite making …

Charter Bus Carrying Baseball Team Catches Fire in Iowa; No One Hurt

A charter bus caught fire early Friday as it was transporting a professional baseball team from Iowa to a game in a Chicago suburb. Members of the Sioux City Explorers made it off the bus safely, although several lost their …

People Moves: Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester; GuideOne Insurance Names Sheets SVP and General Counsel

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gaglioti and Hester Powers Insurance & Risk Management, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Brittany Gaglioti as a commercial account manager and Contina Hester as a personal lines marketer. Gaglioti oversees all aspects of the …

Tulsa Commission to Study Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre Victims and Descendants

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report …

Push for Flood Mitigation Draws Concerns Over Impact in Mississippi and Louisiana

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi’s capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says …

Texas Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Spike After Hurricane Beryl

Texas lawmakers nearly three years ago promised changes to prevent the devastation from a deadly winter storm from happening again. But the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl last month shows that much remains the same, particularly when it comes to …

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