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Ohio Teen’s Suit Says Coaches Made Him Eat Pizza Despite Religion

An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his religious beliefs is suing his former district and the ousted coaches. The former Canton McKinley High School …

Louisiana Women Sue Over Fatal Salt Mine Collapse

Two women have sued the operator of a Louisiana salt mine where a roof collapse killed their husbands a year ago. Genee Romero and Alexandra Patin said in nearly identical lawsuits that Cargill Inc. officials and supervisors ignored both the …

Winter Storms Strike Kentucky, Georgia, Carolina, DC

Storms over the New Year’s Day weekend knocked out power, caused property damage, triggered flash flooding and snow and closed schools and government offices. In Kentucky, less than three weeks after tornadoes destroyed parts of cities and killed 77 people, …

Kentucky Adjuster Sentenced in Crop Insurance Fraud Scheme

An independent adjuster who helped Central Kentucky tobacco farmers file millions of dollars in fraudulent crop insurance claims is the latest member of a fraud ring to face prison time for the scheme. Timothy Douglas Snedegar, 65, of Mount Sterling, …

Climate Change, New Construction Mean More Destructive Wildfires in West

The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet – sucking the moisture out of plants – …

People Moves: Alliant Names Fraser Senior VP; California Workers’ Comp Institute Makes Widener-Brightwell General Counsel

Alliant Insurance Services named James Fraser senior vice president in its employee benefits team in Denver, Colorado. Fraser will provide employee benefits solutions for a diverse base of regional and national clients. Fraser has two decades of experience designing and …

Nevada Maintains Mandate for Higher Ed Staff, Fires Unvaccinated

Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada were fired Friday, a day after state Board of Regents voted to keep a staff vaccine mandate in effect, officials said. The Nevada System of Higher Education …

Officials Probing Cause of Massive Colorado Fire

Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a massive fire in a suburban area near Denver that burned neighborhoods to the ground and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings. Three people are missing following the inferno that broke …

Insurers Report Jump in Catalytic Converter Thefts; New State Laws May Help

In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission for weeks after thieves cut the catalytic converter out of its exhaust system. Several months later, across town, a catalytic …

January Renewals ‘Orderly’ but Loss-Affected Programs Saw More Challenges: Carpenter

The January 1 renewals saw “ample capacity” for many lines, although reinsurers adjusted their risk appetite and pricing “for certain sectors in response to ongoing and emerging challenges,” according to a report from Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance unit of Marsh …

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