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Inszone Acquires Risco Insurance Services in California

Inszone Insurance Services acquired Risco Insurance Services Inc. in South Gate, California. The firms will merge and operate under the Inszone Insurance brand going forward. The Risco Insurance team will transition over to Inszone’s Lakewood location and continue serving customers …

UCLA Settling Gynecologist Sex Abuse Lawsuit for $246M

The University of California has agreed to pay $246.3 million to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynecologist, lawyers and the university announced Tuesday. The settlement was reached with the assistance of a …

Insurance Industry Critic and ‘Conscience’ Hunter Retires From Consumer Federation

The man who served as the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America for nearly three decades is retiring. The official statement from the CFA describes J. Robert “Bob” Hunter as the “father of insurance consumer advocacy” in …

Texan Insurance Acquires Texans Insurance & Financial Group

Texan Insurance acquired Texans Insurance & Financial Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction effective Dec. 30, 2021. Founded in 1991 in Sugarland, Texas, Texans Insurance & Financial Group (TIFG) is an independent, full-service insurance agency that specializes in personal and …

Earthquakes in Texas Doubled in 2021. Scientists Cite Years of Oil Companies Injecting Sludgy Water Underground.

MIDLAND — One local said it sounded like a pickup truck had rammed into the side of their house. Another said it sounded like the air conditioner fell off the roof. A third compared the experience to getting off of …

Houston Courts Still Dealing With Backlog Due to Hurricane Harvey Damage

Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas’ busiest court system got a boost Feb. 7 with the reopening of a newly restored building for jury selection. Officials and attorneys say bringing some normalcy back …

Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Ohio Jail Inmate’s Diabetes Death

Corrections and medical officials at an Ohio jail mishandled an inmate with diabetes and their indifference led to his death last year, according to a federal lawsuit. At issue is care received by Chavis Martinez at Corrections Center of Northwestern …

Fire At Kansas Bar & Grill Probed as Intentional

An 11-year-old child intentionally started a fire at a Manhattan, Kansas bar and grill over the weekend, officials said. RC McGraws was occupied when the fire was started early Feb. 6 but patrons were able to leave and no one …

Bipartisan Report Calls for New Strategy, Cabinet Post to Fight Opioid Epidemic

The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record overdose deaths, the scourge of opioids awaits after the COVID-19 …

Investigation Launched after Cyclist Falls From Florida Drawbridge

Authorities are investigating after a bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his …

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