Louisiana State Police detectives with the Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit have arrested five people for violations of Louisiana insurance fraud laws in relation to an alleged staged crash in Evangeline Parish. The LSP reported that an initial investigation revealed in …
Nebraska’s highway safety administrator says it’s tough to explain why more pedestrians have been killed this year on the state’s roads compared to last year. Figures from the Nebraska Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office show that 13 pedestrians have …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a Texas-based oilfield service company operating in North Dakota will pay $39,900 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit. The EEOC’s lawsuit accused Cudd Energy Services of violating an employee’s civil rights by subjecting …
The current operating environment continues to prompt mergers & acquisitions (M&A) among insurers and reinsurers. However, the number of potential M&A candidates has declined and sellers’ expectations of high deal values could make future transactions more challenging, according to a …
Flooding triggered by a tropical storm has killed at least 20 people and left over a dozen missing in northern Vietnam, local media reports said. Ten people drowned in floods caused by heavy rain in Yen Bai province after Tropical …
A second group of relatives of people killed in the deadly Oso landslide has reached an $11.5 million settlement with Washington state and a timber company that logged an area above the site of the collapse. The Daily Herald reported …
Rising water levels have some residents of Alaska’s capital city on edge, following the release of water from a glacially dammed lake. Jessica Voveris is meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. She says water levels are expected to …
Utah bikers vented their frustrations about the state of driving safety in response to an unprecedented number of deadly motorcycle crashes. The Deseret News reports a group of about 30 motorcyclists met with law enforcement officials last week in Midvale …
California firefighters worked in worsening heat Monday to contain a forest fire outside Yosemite National Park. The Ferguson Fire had scorched nearly 53 square miles of timber and brush in the Sierra Nevada west of Yosemite and was just 13 …
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Southern Maryland Insurance Inc. (SMI). The transaction became effective July 1, 2018. Located in Bowie, Md., SMI is primarily a property/casualty insurance agency offering coverages to businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. Following the …
