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Greyhound Bus Veered off Utah Highway, 20 Injured

Twenty people were injured when a Greyhound bus headed to Las Vegas veered off a highway and rolled over in central Utah late Monday night, officials said. The injured passengers were taken to area hospitals with a range of minor …

$525K to Settle Las Vegas Suit over Man Who Was Shot While Running Away

A man who dropped a gun and ran naked from police before being shot by an officer outside a church in 2017 has accepted a $525,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and …

Miami Court Finds IDS Property Insurance Withheld Data on PIP Cases

In a class-action lawsuit that could affect no-fault auto insurance companies around the country, a Miami judge has sanctioned an insurer for willfully failing to turn over data that could show it was inappropriately shifting costs to Medicare. The auto …

Trean Insurance Group Launches Arkansas E&S Carrier, Benchmark

Benchmark Insurance Company, subsidiary of Trean Insurance Group Inc. and a writer of program business, has formed a new excess and surplus lines subsidiary, Benchmark Specialty Insurance Company, an Arkansas domestic surplus lines carrier. The new entity joins Benchmark Insurance …

Drugmaker Endo Strikes $63 Million Opioid Settlement with Texas

Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $63 million to resolve claims by the state of Texas and local governments that the drugmaker helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday. The deal announced by …

WSIA’s Diversity, Inclusion Director Sees Industry Progress, Commitment to Change

In an effort to continue its commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the insurance industry, the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) recently hired Vanessa Sims as its first director of DE&I. According to the association, Sims will …

Car Makers Like Some Tech Features More Than Car Buyers Do

While car buyers say new vehicle technology is a leading reason they choose one vehicle over another, there are some tech features that they would just as soon do without. “New-vehicle prices are at an all-time high, partly as a …

Arson Fire Forces 140 to Flee Milwaukee Apartment

Scores of people are wondering when they can return to their Milwaukee apartment building after a fire authorities say was deliberately set forced them to flee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the fire broke out the morning of Sunday, Dec. …

Lawsuit Dismissed Against Chicago Blackhawks in Case Involving Former Coach

A lawsuit filed against the Chicago Blackhawks by a former Michigan high school student who said he was sexually assaulted by ex-assistant coach Brad Aldrich has been dismissed. Susan Loggans, who represents the former student, told The Associated Press that …

Run-Off Specialist Premia Acquires Navigators Holdings (Europe) from The Hartford

Bermuda-based reinsurance run-off specialist Premia Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition from Hartford Financial Services of Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV and its subsidiaries, which include property/casualty insurer Assurances Continentales NV (known as ASCO), located in Belgium, and its …

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