May 24, 2024
A Maine woman is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit that accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting her. Amber Lavigne filed her notice …
May 24, 2024
A Virginia insurance and annuities agent was sentenced to one year and three months years in prison for mail fraud after swindling his employer and clients in multiple schemes. According to court documents, from August 2017 through March 2020, Joseph …
May 23, 2024
GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely …
May 23, 2024
Norfolk Southern NSC.N agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty and $57.1 million in past government cleanup costs on Thursday, as well as millions in future costs to resolve a U.S. government lawsuit over a 2023 train derailment in …
May 23, 2024
Customer service representatives and account managers are the heart of agencies. That’s why Insurance Journal wants to recognize these valuable players for the critical work they do! We’re looking for the 2024 MVPs: Account Managers/CSRs. The ones who retain valuable …
May 23, 2024
LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Highway 59, a major evacuation route from Houston, has been a problem for East Texas for decades. And as flooding rivaling that of Hurricane Harvey inundated the region in April, the highway closed in several …
May 23, 2024
The Modern Group, Ltd. (TMG), headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, and one of its subsidiaries, Dragon Rig Sales and Service, LLC, a manufacturing and service company which builds oilfield service equipment for energy and industrial companies, will pay $35,000 and furnish …
May 23, 2024
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed into law legislation updating certain sections of the state’s captive insurance statute including sections governing minimum capital requirements for agency captives and captives’ use of parametric contracts. The new law (H. 659) adds explicit …
May 23, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today predicted an 85% chance of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 25 named storms. “The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of …
May 23, 2024
Parts of the central US stretching from North Dakota to northern Texas, including Dallas, face an enhanced risk from severe thunderstorms, strong wind, hail and possibly tornadoes on Thursday, the US Storm Prediction Center said. Flood watches have also been …