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First MainStreet Adds 3 Iowa Partner Agencies

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., closed out 2022 with adding three additional partner agencies to the platform. In total, the firm completed 11 new partnerships in 2022, ten in the state of Iowa and …

Texas Supreme Court Hears Whether ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits

Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from lawsuits, a question that has become especially important after the deadly February 2021 freeze. Individuals and insurance companies have filed …

Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears

A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which …

Western Fire Chiefs and Milliman Join to Reduce Risk in Wildland-Urban Interface

The Western Fire Chiefs Association established a strategic alliance with Milliman with the stated goal of intelligently driving down risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface. “At the end of the day actuaries and fire chiefs are trying to solve the same …

Three Hurt as SUV Hit Small Plane After Nevada Highway Landing

A small plane clipped an SUV as it made an emergency landing on a highway north of Las Vegas, sending three people to a hospital as a precaution. Nevada State Police said the two-seater plane was having mechanical issues and …

Idaho Hot Pool Roof Fall Sends 7 to Hospitals, Cause Unknown

A roof collapsed on bathers at an Idaho hot spring, sending seven people to hospitals with a variety of injuries. The injured ranged in age from 9 to 70. All were conscious and in stable condition when taken for further …

Banks Still Need to Learn Lessons from 2022 Crises: BoE

Banks still need to improve their risk management and learn the lessons from various crises that rocked markets in 2022, regulators at the Bank of England said on Tuesday. The market reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and turmoil in …

SEC Charges McDonald’s Ex-CEO for Misrepresentations to Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged former McDonald’s Corp Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances of his 2019 termination. The SEC hit Easterbrook with a five-year officer and …

South Carolina DOI Sees $10 Million to Policyholders After Complaints about Insurers

The South Carolina Department of Insurance in 2022 returned $10.3 million to policyholders who filed complaints about insurance companies, the department said in a bulletin Tuesday. The department resolved some 4,500 complaints last year, with an average payment of $2,294. …

$2 Million Now Available for Tennessee Rescue Squad Safety and Response Gear

Rescue squads in Tennessee can now apply for state grants for equipment used in emergency response and for equipment used to protect rescue workers. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced this week that $2 million is now available …

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