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Charter Bus Crashes in Arkansas; 1 Child Dead, 45 Hurt

One child was killed and at least 45 other people were injured when a charter bus carrying a youth football team from Tennessee rolled off an interstate off-ramp and overturned before sunrise Monday in central Arkansas, authorities said. Arkansas State …

Computer Model Identifies Risky Restaurants in Near Real Time

A new computer model is proving significantly more accurate in identifying potentially unsafe restaurants when compared with existing methods of consumer complaints and routine inspections. The model uses machine learning and de-identified and aggregated search and location data from logged-in …

Dutch Man, 69, Who Self-Identifies as 49, Loses Bid to Change Official Age

Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69. A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to shave 20 years off his age in a case that drew worldwide …

Small Business Insurtech CoverWallet Expands to Offer Its Tech, Markets Access to Agents

CoverWallet, a technology company that has been on a mission to “reinvent insurance for small business” customers, is now offering its platform for insurance agencies, the company revealed today. With 16 agencies already using the platform, another 100 are on …

EU Bank Reform Includes Insurance, Bad Loan, Other Sweeteners

European Union finance ministers struck a deal on a major reform of banking rules on Tuesday, addressing some of the loopholes exposed by the global financial crisis. The overhaul, proposed by the European Commission in November 2016, sets the level …

Alaska Putting Pieces Back Together Following Massive Quake

The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage area. “The ships are coming …

Schools Open 3 Weeks After Northern California Wildfire

Monday marked a return to school and some semblance of routine for thousands of children who lost their homes to a deadly wildfire in Northern California. Schools in Butte County have been closed since Nov. 8, when the Camp Fire …

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in $74K Insurance Fraud Scheme

An Essex County, N.J., man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to obtain $74,000 in disability payments by submitting dozens of forged documents to his insurance provider. Major Smith, a former teacher in the East Orange school district, pleaded guilty …

Everest Insurance Hires Bunt in Connecticut

Everest Insurance has hired Tim Bunt to its marketing and distribution team as vice president. In this role, Bunt is responsible for business development in the large account space. He will be based in the Everest Stamford, Conn., office and …

U.S. Comptroller Joins Federal Reserve in Warning on Rise in Risky Loans

A key regulator of Wall Street banks has joined the Federal Reserve in warning about risky corporate borrowing that has reached record levels as lender protections are eroded. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cautioned in its Semiannual …

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