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BMW Recalling Mini Cooper SE Electric Models

German automaker BMW is recalling electric Mini Cooper SE vehicles due to problems in their batteries, which could potentially affect more than 140,000 autos worldwide, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. Around 39,000 vehicles could be affected in Germany, …

Florida-based FCCI Moving Into Excess and Surplus Market Oct. 1

Sarasota-based FCCI Insurance Group will soon start writing excess and surplus lines across much of the country, the carrier announced this week. Florida, Georgia and Texas insurance agents can submit general liability and commercial excess business to FCCI Specialty Insurance …

New Hampshire Approves 5.6% Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Decrease for 2025

The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) reports that it has approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 5.6% on average. The new lower rates will apply to voluntary market policies effective on or after …

Former NFL Player’s $43.5 Million Score in Medical Malpractice Case Upheld

A Philadelphia appeals court has upheld the $43.5 million award to former Philadelphia Eagles’ special teams player and captain Chris Maragos in his medical malpractice claim alleging that failed treatment of a knee injury ended his National Football League (NFL) …

NFP Acquires Scott Litman Insurance Agency in California

NFP acquired Scott Litman Insurance Agency in Calabasas, California. Scott Litman, president of SLIA, will join NFP as a senior vice president and report to Ed Kurowski, managing director, West region P&C. SLIA offers property/casualty insurance to clients with a …

Washington Contractor Fined for Using a Crane to Lift Workers After Elevator Breaks

A Seattle, Washington construction company is facing more than $150,000 in fines for putting workers at risk. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined Lane Construction Corporation in July for workers riding a crane lift to get …

Robinhood in $3.9M Settlement With California Over Crypto Withdrawals

A cryptocurrency platform run by Robinhood Markets will pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts from 2018 to 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. The civil settlement with Robinhood Crypto …

After Losing in Court, Atlantic City Casino Workers Plan Ad Blitz for Smoking Ban

A group of Atlantic City casino workers seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge’s rejection of a lawsuit that would have ended smoking in the nine …

AGs Sue 3 Gun Shops Over Alleged ‘Straw Purchases’ of Weapons Trafficked Into DC

Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C. are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. At least …

New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses

New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial improprieties and accounting problems, warning that the consequences …

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