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Stuntman For TV’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Dies On Set in Georgia

A stuntman for “The Walking Dead” has died from injuries suffered in a fall on the Georgia set of the hit television show, the first on-set death in the U.S. in three years. Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk confirmed Friday …

North Carolina Man Nabbed in 2,000-Pound Pet Food Theft

Police in North Carolina say they have identified a suspect that may have stolen 2,000 pounds of pet food from an animal rescue organization. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that on June 26 someone broke into a storage shed belonging to …

Sinkhole Swallows 2 Houses in Florida

A sinkhole that swallowed a boat and destroyed two homes had stopped growing as officials said Saturday they would monitor it over the weekend before determining when cleanup can begin. The hole stayed stagnant since Friday afternoon, said Kevin Guthrie, …

Insurers Beat Other Industries on Shareholder Value – But Can It Last?

The insurance sector is beating other industries on delivering shareholder value but insurers may find this more difficult to do going forward unless they adjust their game plan. According to the global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the …

Trump Administration to Sign Insurance Regulation Pact with European Union

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said they will sign the bilateral agreement between the United States and the European Union regarding regulation of insurance and reinsurance. In addition to signing the so-called covered …

How Mapping Disasters Can Help Devastated Communities Rally

On Meredith Beers’ laptop, the intensity of the twister that touched down here in February is marked in green, yellow and red. The colors illustrate light, medium and heavy damage from the 150-mile winds that tore through the city’s Ninth …

Adultery Site Ashley Madison to Pay $11.2 Million for User Data Breach

The owner of the Ashley Madison adultery website said on Friday it will pay $11.2 million to settle U.S. litigation brought on behalf of roughly 37 million users whose personal details were exposed in a July 2015 data breach. Ruby …

Starr Companies Enhances Crime & Fidelity Endorsement

Starr Companies has launched an enhanced crime & fidelity endorsement expanding coverage for fraudulent impersonation losses. According to Brian Inselberg, senior vice president, Financial Lines, the enhanced coverage offers coverage for losses associated with certain transfers of tangible property because …

Tennessee Restricts Monsanto Pesticide Use as Crop Damage Spreads

Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto Co., becoming the fourth state to take action as problems spread over damage the weed killer causes to crops not genetically modified to withstand it. …

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy: Responsible Time Off Policy a Success

For the past year, Des Moines, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy team members across the nation have overwhelmingly embraced the independent insurance brokerage’s Responsible Time Off program. Holmes Murphy said it began a redesigned, more flexible time off practice for exempt employees …

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