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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear if Arab Bank Is Financially Liable for Terrorist Attacks

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving litigation seeking to hold Arab Bank Plc financially liable for militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories that accused the Jordan-based bank of being the “paymaster” to militant groups. …

USDA OKs Emergency Loans for Oklahoma Ranchers Affected by Wildfires

Gov. Mary Fallin says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved emergency loans for livestock producers in six Oklahoma counties affected by recent wildfires. The fires in early March burned more than 1,200 square miles in northwest Oklahoma and southwest …

UBS Analysis: Poor Morale Could Hurt AIG Turnaround, Hiring

A morale crisis at American International Group Inc. could prevent the U.S. insurance company from keeping and hiring the talent it needs to propel it through its financial turnaround, UBS said in an analysis on Monday. AIG ranked last through …

Kentucky Parents Sue Samurai Sword Maker Over Son’s Injury

The parents of a Kentucky teenager say the steel blade of a samurai sword broke off its handle and flew in the air as he played with friends, piercing the boy’s forehead and leaving him in a coma for weeks. …

New QBE Program Targets Worker Safety in Transportation Market

QBE North America, an operating division of global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited, has formed a strategic program alliance with High Point Underwriters and Midwestern Insurance Alliance to offer a national workers’ compensation and occupational accident insurance program for the …

Low-lying North Carolina Town Says Dike Saved Homes From Matthew Floods

Residents of a low-lying coastal North Carolina town say a long-term engineering project did a good job protecting their homes and nearby rich farmland from Hurricane Matthew last fall. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Virginia, reports the town of Swan Quarter …

K2 Insurance Services Acquires Georgia-Based Star & Shield Insurance

San Diego-based K2 Insurance Services has acquired Star & Shield Insurance, an affinity distributor of insurance products to members of the public safety community and their families located in Alpharetta, Ga. Star & Shield offers insurance products through multiple insurers …

Falling Rock Kills Kentucky Coal Miner; State’s Second Mining Death of 2017

A miner killed by falling rock at a Kentucky coal mine early Thursday is the state’s second mining fatality this year, matching the total from all of 2016, authorities said. Joseph W. Partin died when a 15-foot-tall section of exposed …

Smith Joins Ohio Agents Group as Company Partners Manager

The Ohio Insurance Agents Association (OIA) has added Megan Smith as company partners manager. With a passion for the independent agency system, Smith is excited to foster partnerships with OIA’s carrier partners to help Ohio’s independent agents become more successful …

Home Depot Must Face Negligence Suit for Employee’s Murder: Court

A federal appeals court on Friday said Home Depot Inc. must face a lawsuit claiming that the retailer’s negligence led to a supervisor’s murdering a pregnant employee by strangulation and raping her corpse. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 7th …

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