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Wells Fargo’s Additional Fake Accounts Could Jeopardize $142M Settlement

Wells Fargo & Co.’s disclosure Thursday that employees may have opened significantly more unauthorized accounts than previously stated could jeopardize a $142 million class-action settlement with customers that won preliminary approval from a judge in July. The scandal that helped …

Everest Insurance Releases New Builders Risk Policy Forms

Everest Insurance has expanded their construction builders risk offering with the launch of a suite of new builders risk policy forms. These forms offer commercial builders risk coverage products targeting project specific builders risk, master builders risk, specified perils, and …

Fire Risk Rating Decreases for Georgia’s Peach County

Authorities say a Georgia county’s fire risk rating is dropping, which may mean lower insurance premiums for some. The Telegraph of Macon reports that a release from the Peach County Fire Department says the new Insurance Services Office rating of …

Florida Police Chief Fired Over Fatal Accidental Shooting at Citizens Academy

A Florida police chief has been fired just more than a year after one of his officers accidentally shot and killed a woman during a citizens academy exercise. Punta Gorda City Manager Howard Kunik announced Tom Lewis’ termination on the …

4 Volunteer Firefighters in Kentucky Face Arson Charges

A fire chief and three other volunteer firefighters are facing arson charges in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Friday that the arson charges stem from a fire in an empty building in Crofton on Aug. 20. …

Florida Insurers’ Shares Tumble as Irma Threatens

Shares of Florida home insurers, including Heritage Insurance Holdings, tumbled on Tuesday and many extended losses later in the day as Hurricane Irma appeared set to hit Florida on Saturday, causing investors to brace for losses. HCI Group shares posted …

On-Demand Cleaning Service Workers Are Employees, U.S. Labor Board Says

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the digital on-demand platform Handy Technologies Inc., alleging that workers who provide its home cleaning services are employees despite the company’s claims to the contrary. The case is one of …

Powerful Hurricane Irma, on Path to Slam Caribbean Then Florida, Could Surpass Katrina

Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm to form in the open Atlantic Ocean, made landfall in the Caribbean early Wednesday and barreled toward Puerto Rico on a path that may bring it ashore in Florida and destroy so much property …

Arthur J. Gallagher Subsidiary Acquires National Transportation Adjusters in Arizona

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., has acquired National Transportation Adjusters Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keith Dunlap and his associates at National Transportation Adjusters will continue to operate from …

LP Insurance Services Names Bolce Regional Manager for California and Arizona

LP Insurance Services Inc. has named John Bolce regional manager overseeing the sales team, productivity, development and growth of the Phoenix, Ariz. location as well as Sacramento, Calif. He is a member of the LP Insurance Services board of directors …

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