TOKYO (AP) – The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26 people aboard said Wednesday he approved the trip despite a broken communication device and forecasts of rough weather, as officials …
A Florida appeals court has put a fine point on the still-evolving “going and coming rule” in workers’ compensation law. The 1st District Court of Appeal found that a man injured on his way to a jobsite was not due …
Cross Insurance announced the acquisition of Newburyport, Massachusetts-based Harold Humphrey Insurance Agency, Inc. and its sister agency, Byfield Insurance Agency, Inc., both offering personal and small business coverage. Cross also announced the opening of a Newburyport branch office located at …
Formerly licensed insurance agent Narek Harutyunyan, 31, of Camarillo, California, was sentenced this week in Ventura County Superior Court on two felony counts of grand theft after Harutyunyan reportedly stole insurance premiums from clients, leaving them uninsured and one business …
The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced. Monique Munoz, 32, was on her way home from …
Directors and officers insurance is pricey and difficult to obtain in most business sectors, but by some accounts cannabis businesses may pay up to 50% more in premiums for D&O – if they can get it. A Fitch report out …
The longtime president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and one of the best known advocates for businesses in the state said this week that he will soon step down. Dana Connors has led the chamber for almost three …
Attacks on long-distance fiber-optic cables caused internet outages in several parts of France, carriers SFR and Free said on Wednesday. The cyber section of the Paris public Prosecutor’s office opened a criminal investigation, a spokesperson told Bloomberg. The probe has …
As Congress is poised to return from a break, nearly 50 major reporting at least $200 million in annual revenue urged lawmakers to pass an economic package with massive investments into clean energy projects. A letter from businesses including Adobe, …
Like millions of Americans, Timothy Radcliff will be glued to the NFL Draft the next couple days. Radcliff’s interest in the draft isn’t predicated on which quarterback goes off the board first or whether the Pittsburgh Steelers, his childhood favorite …
