A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after being held in a Northern California jail alleges he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two months. When …
A home surveillance video camera helped lead investigators to five Southern California residents for allegedly staging an auto collision to collect an insurance payout. Each defendant has been charged with one felony count of insurance fraud after an investigation by …
March Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones could exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by late March or early April, his lawyer said on Wednesday after a judge decided families whom he owes $1.5 billion for lying about the 2012 school shooting …
The Virginia city of Chesapeake has lost its bid to deny workers’ compensation medical benefits to a school crossing guard who injured her wrist when she fell while keeping her eyes on children around her crosswalk The city argued that …
The criminal hacking gang LockBit said it was behind a ransomware attack that shut down some of the operations of EquiLend, a financial-technology firm that processes trillions of dollars of securities-lending transactions every month. The company, partly owned by some …
Fourth quarter net income at W.R. Berkley Corp. increased 4% compared to the same period the prior year to about $397.3 million on record pretax underwriting income of nearly $316 million, an 8.2% increase. The Greenwich, Connecticut-based commercial insurer finished …
The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than 1% of the state’s homeowners market. The Hartford issued the following statement following a request for comment for this article: …
Rice University has set aside $33.75 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed against 17 prestigious private universities across the country accused of illegally running a scheme that limited the amount of financial aid given to students, according to the …
Jewelers Mutual Group, headquartered in Neenah, Wis., hired two new leadership team members. Nick Tenekedes is now senior vice president of digital solutions. Tenekedes joins Jewelers Mutual with over 15 years of experience. Most recently, Tenekedes was the vice president, …
Donegal Insurance Group, headquartered in Marietta, Penn., named two new regional vice presidents. Wes Konchar will lead Donegal’s Marietta region, comprised of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Maine and New Hampshire. A 15-year Donegal veteran, Konchar most recently served as Donegal’s regional …
