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West Virginia to Receive $866K Grant for Flood Recovery

The U.S. Labor Department awarded $866,675 for flood recovery in West Virginia, the state’s U.S. senators announced. The funding is through the Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant Program. Flooding in February 2018 destroyed homes, displaced residents from jobs and …

South Carolina Mom Who Arranged Arson Fire That Killed Son Gets 35 Years

A mother in South Carolina has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for arranging a fire at her mobile home to get insurance money and killing her son, who she did not know was inside. The older brother of …

Alabama Attorney General Opposed to Anticipated Medical Marijuana Bill

The Alabama attorney general is opposing medical marijuana legislation expected to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. In a Jan. 6 letter to lawmakers, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall called marijuana an addictive substance and drew parallels with the …

Brownyard Group Expands Cemetery, Crematory, Library Programs into New States

Brownyard Group has expanded its insurance program for cemeteries and crematories, Memorialpro, and insurance program for non-profit libraries, By The Cover, will now be available in additional states. In addition to states where the programs had previously been available – …

Oklahoma Legislature to Again Take Up Issue of Surprise Medical Billing

How to prevent surprise medical billing from out-of-network health care providers will be on the docket for Oklahoma lawmakers during this year’s legislative session. The issue was taken up during the 2019 session and negotiations about surprise billing between the …

Al Mannai Appointed Group CEO of Qatar Insurance Group

Salem Khalaf Al Mannai has been appointed group CEO of Qatar Insurance Group, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Al Mannai has been instrumental in bringing innovative solutions to cement the group’s position as a pioneer in the insurance industry arena, both …

Judge Orders Opioid Distributor to Turn Over Corporate Records to Shareholders

A Delaware judge has ordered one of the world’s largest distributors of opioid painkillers to turn over corporate records to shareholders investigating whether the company engaged in wrongdoing. The judge ruled Monday that shareholders of AmerisourceBergen have demonstrated that they …

Expanding into Iowa, Keystone Insurers Group Signs Kingsgate Insurance

Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has expanded into Iowa with the addition of pioneer partner Kingsgate Insurance of Fort Dodge to the agency partnership organization. Kingsgate Insurance was founded in 1990 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, by Ed Smith. Known then as …

Lawsuit Filed After Six People Found Dead in Las Vegas Fire

The sister-in-law of one of six residents found dead after a Las Vegas apartment building fire filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the property owner, who officials say had been been cited in the past over missing smoke alarms …

Dead Crew Member’s Family Suing California Dive Boat Operator

The family of the lone crew member to die in a fiery scuba boat disaster that killed all 33 passengers off the California coast last year sued the vessel’s owner Monday in federal court. The lawsuit by the family of …

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