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New Jersey Home Explosion Injures 5 Firefighters

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey house where smoke had been reported exploded with volunteer firefighters inside, injuring five of them and sending two to a hospital for treatment of burns, authorities said. The Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire …

Fund Groups Warn Against EU Idea of Legally Defining ‘Greenwashing’

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – European Union regulators should not define greenwashing in law, fund industry groups have told the bloc’s markets watchdog, citing concerns this would complicate a sector in “constant flux.” Trillions of dollars have flowed into investments …

Japan Indicates Delay of Fukushima Plant Water Release

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to “around spring or summer,” indicating a delay from the initial target of this spring, after …

Nepal Locates Black Boxes of Aircraft After Deadliest Crash in 30 Years

KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday from a passenger flight that crashed, killing at least 70 people in Nepal’s worst plane accident for 30 years, officials said. The data …

Exclusive Remedy Bars Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Crash — S. Carolina High Court

If Stephany Connelly had not been working, she may have been entitled to collect up to $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits because of the injuries she suffered from a 2015 car crash. But she was working at the time of …

Hub Acquires Michigan’s Grace & Porta Benefits

Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Grace & Porta Benefits, Inc. (Grace & Porta Benefits). Located in Brighton, Michigan, Grace & Porta Benefits is an independent agency specializing in employee benefits consultation. Jon Porta, President/CEO, Travis Porta, …

Former California Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $90K

Sally Nava Kanarek, 76, of Huntington Beach, was arrested this week on multiple felony counts of financial elder abuse, grand theft of an elder, and forgery after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly defrauded an elderly client …

Donald Trump’s Company Sentenced to Pay $1.61M Penalty for Tax Fraud

A New York judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company to pay a $1.61 million criminal penalty after it was convicted of scheming to defraud tax authorities for 15 years. Justice Juan Merchan of the Manhattan criminal …

Jury Sides With New York Luxury Brand in Trademark Tiff With Adidas Over Stripes

A Manhattan jury on Thursday said Adidas had failed to show luxury brand Thom Browne Inc.’s use of stripes on its clothing infringed the sportswear giant’s signature three-stripe trademark. The jury found the fashion house’s parallel stripe designs were not …

People Moves: Promotions at Liberty Mutual Commercial Unity; New CEO at Ategrity

Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Sutton and Archambault to Key Leadership Roles in its North American Commercial Insurance Business Unit Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Meg Sutton as chief operating officer for Global Risk Solutions North America and Taylor Archambault as …

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