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More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled as Winter Storm Threatens Heavy Snow, Ice

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the path …

Cruise Offering Public First Driverless Rides in San Francisco

Autonomous vehicle taxis are up and running in San Francisco and the public has been invited to try one out. Employees of General Motors and its autonomous vehicle subsidiary Cruise have been testing out the service for weeks, but on …

Louisiana Department of Insurance Fines Auto Insurer $350,000 Over Improper Activity

Auto insurer Lyndon Southern Insurance Company has paid a maximum $350,000 fine after the Louisiana Department of Insurance performed a comprehensive market conduct examination of the company and found 32 instances of improper activity and/or business practices that were noncompliant …

Florida Senate Committee Approves Actual-Cash-Value Roof Bill

It came later than some had expected, but Florida’s Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Wednesday passed a much-anticipated bill that aims to close gaps left by last year’s insurance reform legislation. Senate Bill 1728, sponsored by committee Chairman Sen. …

AM Best Assigns Michigan’s Universal & Fire Casualty Excellent Rating

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, headquartered in Waterford, Michigan and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shield Indemnity Incorporated in …

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty in Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to an arson and insurance fraud scheme that allegedly destroyed three houses from 2013 to 2019. Wandale J. Fulton, 40, was accused of conspiring with six others to buy houses, create fake lease …

Metromile Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Lemonade

Metromile said its stockholders have approved its acquisition by digital insurer Lemonade. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter pending regulatory approval. The pay-per-mile auto insurance provider said it held a meeting Feb. 1, and that the …

Winter Storm Likely to Bring Heavy Ice to Texas

A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States beginning Feb. 1, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on …

Family’s Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Disability, Rights Violations by Delaware City, Police

The family of a Delaware man who was fatally shot by local police two years ago while he was armed with a knife has sued the city and officers that fired at him, seeking monetary damages. The wrongful death lawsuit, …

Rhode Island Bus Service Says Data Breach Affected 22,000

A data breach at the state agency that operates Rhode Island’s public bus service compromised the personal information of about 22,000 people, significantly higher than the previously announced number of 17,000, officials said at a legislative hearing. The Rhode Island …

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