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Dept. of Transportation Declares Texas Motor Carriers to be Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Texas Interstate Express and PAC Express LLC related motor carriers located in the Houston area, to be an “imminent hazard” to public safety and ordered the motor …

Former Team Psychologist settles Suit With NBA’s San Antonio Spurs

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has settled her lawsuit against the team and former player Josh Primo over allegations he had exposed himself to her multiple times in private sessions, her attorney …

Washington Commanders Settle Season Ticket Claims With Maryland

The Washington Commanders have agreed to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty in a settlement with the state of Maryland. The team has 30 days to return fans’ deposits as part of the …

Zurich Insurance Plc Plans to Redomicile From Ireland to Germany in Post-Brexit Move

Zurich Insurance Plc (ZIP), the Dublin-based wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, plans to relocate to Germany as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union. Since the Irish unit includes the insurer’s UK P&C business, Brexit …

First U.S. Coral Insurance Marks the Rise of the Reef Brigades

Conservation group The Nature Conservancy’s vision for the future of coral protection involves speed boats, and a global army of snorkellers and divers deployed when tropical storms and hurricanes damage reefs. On Monday, the global ‘Reef Brigades’ plan came closer …

FHA Opens Special Flood Areas to Private Insurers

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced regulations to allow mortgagors the option to purchase private flood insurance on FHA-insured mortgages for properties located in Special Flood Hazard Areas. Beginning Dec. 21, the FHA will allow mortgagors to purchase private …

California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arraignment Bail Agents

Unlicensed bail agent Jimmy Mai, 35, of Irvine, and licensed bail agent Jonathan Lahmani, 42, of Orange, California, were each arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on one felony count of negotiating bail without a license. The arraignments follow an …

Insurers Told Expunged Crimes Off-Limits as New York Licenses First Cannabis Shops

New York has approved its first 36 retail marijuana dispensary licenses, awarding them to 28 applicants with prior cannabis convictions and eight nonprofits that serve those formerly incarcerated. New York officials wanted the state’s first legal adult-use retail dispensaries to …

Two Dead After Small Plane Crashes in North Carolina

A small plane crashed in Winston-Salem on Saturday, killing two people, authorities said. Winston-Salem Police Department spokeswoman Kira Boyd told the Winston-Salem Journal that two people died in the crash of the small plane in a residential area on Saturday …

Safer Snow Storms: NC DOT Adds Simulator Training for Snow Plow Operators

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s winter weather prep is going digital this year with a snow plow simulator designed to give employees more training time without getting behind the wheel of an actual vehicle. The new simulator equipment has …

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