Maricela Pantjoa Vidrio, 31, of Fairfield, Calif., and Areshma Kiran, 35, of Sacramento, Calif., were charged on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly conspiring to misrepresent the facts following an auto collision to receive insurance payouts. An investigation …
When the pandemic forced nearly all libraries in the U.S. to close for more than half of 2020, these long-time community institutions took the opportunity to adapt all or most of their programming to a digital format and grow their …
Global health care services and products company Cardinal Health will pay $1.45 million to resolve a racial harassment and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Cardinal Health, along with California-based staffing agency AppleOne, also have …
Global cyber reinsurance rates have soared by up to 40% in the July renewal season, reinsurance broker Willis Re said this month, as ransomware attacks increase in number and severity. A ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May shut the …
A federal jury ordered Washington’s King County to pay about $900,000 to a Black senior Metro transit worker who said he was retaliated against after alleging racial discrimination. The verdict by a jury in U.S. District Court in Seattle in …
Wells Media Group publications, websites, webinars, research and podcasts have won a total of nine 2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). “The team is proud to be recognized by our publishing peers,” …
Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages have each filed $5 million claims against the city, saying they faced retaliation and felt compelled to resign. Records officer Stacy Irwin, with …
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis officially signed into law reform legislation on property insurance and roofing contractor practices, a measure some said was having a positive impact even before it went into effect. DeSantis signed the measure during a June roundtable …
Shopping for personal lines insurance is showing signs of returning to pre-pandemic levels in the U.S., according to a new TransUnion report. Auto insurance remains a big exception, however. The consulting firm found in its Personal Lines Insurance Shopping Report …
A task force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms, erosion and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported that the task force will focus on protecting seven vulnerable spots …
