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New York Ex-Gov. Cuomo Wants Taxpayers to Pay His Sexual Harassment Legal Bills

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants taxpayers to foot his legal bills as he defends himself against a workplace sexual harassment claim — and he’s suing the state’s attorney general over it. Cuomo filed the suit against Attorney General …

Wife of Former Texas Trucking Magnate Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced last week that Francis Hall, the former co-owner of Bill Hall Jr. Trucking turned herself into Bexar County authorities. There had been a warrant out for Hall’s arrest since …

What’s Next for Alex Jones After $49 Million Verdict?

The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years of lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is far from a final reckoning. Jones’ attorneys plan to appeal and try to lower the price tag a …

Cause Sought for Indiana House Explosion That Killed 3, Damaged 39 Homes

Authorities worked Thursday to determine the cause of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood that killed three people and left another person hospitalized. The explosion Wednesday afternoon in Evansville damaged 39 homes and crews had not yet completed …

Biden Admin Announces $3 Billion in FEMA Climate Resilience Funding

The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting more than $3 billion into two federal programs to help communities deal with floods, wildfires, extreme heat and other problems imposed by climate change. Funding for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and …

Data ‘Surveillance’ Crackdown Begins With FTC Privacy Pitch

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public feedback on a proposed rulemaking to limit what it’s dubbed “commercial surveillance” by businesses that sell or share information collected about people, with potential new powers to levy fines for data protection violations. …

Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits

Federal and state appeals courts in two Southeastern states have ruled against pandemic-affected businesses, adding to the list of decisions that have found that insurance policies cover only physical damages. In South Carolina, the state Supreme Court this week became …

Dutch Insurer NN Group’s H1 Profit Slips on Impact of Storm Claims

NN Group’s core profit fell 12.1% year-on-year in the first half of 2022, the Dutch insurer said on Thursday, citing the impact of weather events and the sale of its asset management arm. Operating profit came in at 983 million …

People: McGriff Names Hodo as Chief Strategic Growth Officer

Truist subsidiary McGriff, an insurance broker, has announced that Doug Hodo will rejoin the firm as chief strategic growth officer, based in Texas. Hodo spent the past year working as director of large relationships for a national brokerage. Previously he …

Florida’s Citizens Tops 1 Million Policies, Making it Largest in State by a Third

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by lawmakers as a last-resort option, has become the largest property insurer in the state with more than 1 million policies in force – and growing. Stakeholders did not celebrate the milestone and some …

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