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New Jersey Man Indicted in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was indicted for allegedly causing fraudulent automobile insurance applications to be submitted on his behalf in an attempt to avoid paying the policy premiums. John A. Loor (also known as John A. Loor-Benitez) of …

Biden’s Proposed Inflation Cap on Drug Prices Includes Private Insurance Plans

Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden’s sweeping social agenda bill. It’s meant to break the cycle of annual price increases for widely used medicines. That …

Crash Kills 2 Missouri Highway Workers

Two state Department of Transportation workers were killed and another was seriously injured Thursday after they were hit by a car on an interstate ramp in eastern Missouri, authorities said. The collision occurred as the workers were repainting stripes on …

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Try Anew to Toughen Penalty for Repeat DUI Drivers

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation aiming to increase penalties for motorists who have multiple DUI convictions to end what critics have called Pennsylvania’s “revolving door” for the most serious drunk drivers. The bill passed, 168-32, and goes to …

Habart Named Director of Tennessee’s Surging Captive Section

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance has promoted the Captive Insurance Section’s acting manager to be director of the section. Jonathan Habart has been acting director since Aug. 3 and was assistant director for 10 months prior to that, …

Operator of Boat That Crashed in Massachusetts, Killing One, Pleads Not Guilty

A businessman who was operating a luxury powerboat that crashed in Boston Harbor last summer, leaving one passenger dead and five others injured, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and multiple assault and battery charges. A judge set bail …

Amazon and Its Algorithms Blamed for Crashes by Delivery Drivers

Ans Rana was in the back seat of his brother’s Tesla Model S when they stopped behind a disabled car just before 9 p.m. on Atlanta’s busy Interstate 75. Seconds later, a blue Amazon.com Inc. delivery van slammed into them …

Apollo’s Syndicate 1971 to Open for Trading in 2022

Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, announced it has received Lloyd’s approval to establish and manage ibott Syndicate 1971 for the 2022 year of account. It has also been granted permission to underwrite in accordance with the …

Climate Change Could Fuel Atmospheric Rivers, Which Caused Recent Canada Floods

Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger — and possibly more destructive — because of climate change, scientists said. Columns in the atmosphere hundreds of miles long carry water …

Fertilizer-Maker Yara to Debut World’s 1st Autonomous Electric Container Ship

OSLO – The world’s first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate Norway’s southern coast and play its part in the country’s plans to clean-up its industry. The Yara Birkeland, an 80-meter-long …

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