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General Star, AmWINS Partner on New Food Delivery Insurance Program

General Star Management Company has launched a food delivery insurance program through its General Star Programs Unit. AmWINS Program Underwriters will administer the program designed for hired and non-owned auto liability risks engaged in food delivery services. The Food Delivery …

Mississippi Supreme Court Refuses to Dismiss State Farm Katrina Lawsuit

The Mississippi Supreme Court won’t dismiss a state lawsuit against an insurance company over Hurricane Katrina claims. The Sun Herald reports that Attorney General Jim Hood’s lawsuit against insurance giant State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. can go forward. The …

Residents of 10 Buildings in North Carolina Capital City Displaced by Massive Fire

Residents of downtown Raleigh, N.C., were allowed pick up belongings Saturday at dwellings near where a massive fire broke out. Raleigh Fire Chief John McGrath said crews were escorting residents back to where they lived, but that it could take …

Prescription Drug Crisis Fueling Robberies of Georgia Pharmacies

A wave of break-ins and robberies of Georgia pharmacies is being fueled by a drug epidemic, authorities said. In June, a thief with a sledgehammer broke into a Snellville pharmacy and stole thousands of dollars worth of pain pills and …

North Carolina Busts 70 Taxi, Limo Drivers in Insurance Rate Evasion Scheme

When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the same address in suburban Union …

Republicans Working to Change Healthcare Bill Before House Vote

U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday. …

Insurance Charity Benefits Make-A-Wish, Honors Wells Chief

In a room packed with insurance industry professionals, an undeniable air of gratitude hung over those who were doing the giving. Speaker after speaker came up and talked to the audience at a charity event about how grateful they were …

Idaho Jury Awards Ex-Ada County Employee $1.7M in Whistleblower Case

A former Ada County, Idaho, employee who filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was retaliated against and wrongly fired has been awarded $1.7 million. Rich Wright’s attorney said a jury awarded the money to his client on March 14, The …

Army Corps on the Defense in Complaint Over Missouri River Flooding

A trial is underway in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is defending itself against more than 300 farmers and other landowners who say the agency’s management of the Missouri River has contributed to major flooding in five states, …

Tepco & Japan Government Held Liable Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

A court in Japan on Friday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and the government are liable for negligence in a case involving compensation for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first time the judiciary has ruled the state has liability, …

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