Federal crash investigators are heading to Philadelphia a day after a collision between two trolley cars injured nearly 50 people. A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says the agency is sending a team to look into the crash in west …
Authorities say they’ve got “enhanced” security measures in place at Boston’s Logan International Airport in the wake of the deadly airport shooting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Massachusetts State Police and Massport, the state agency that oversees Logan, issued a joint …
An 85-year-old Surry County man who died from prolonged exposure to cold is North Carolina’s second fatality from the winter storm, state officials said Monday as the bitter cold dug into the state for another day. The man died Monday …
The Crichton Group of Tennessee has acquired RLH Agency, LLC, a long-standing Middle Tennessee insurance agency focused on the construction industry. Robert L. Harris, insurance industry veteran and founder of RLH Agency, will join The Crichton Group as a partner. …
It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires impacted virtually every state in the region. For the insurance industry, these events made for a very busy year …
Jon Corzine, former New Jersey governor and Goldman Sachs co-chairman, will pay a $5 million civil fine to settle a U.S. regulator’s lawsuit over the 2011 collapse of his commodity brokerage, MF Global Holdings Ltd. Thursday’s accord with the U.S. …
A California community college has paid a $28,000 ransom after a hacker took student data hostage. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that 1,800 Los Angeles Valley College teachers and staff were locked out of their computers last week, leaving …
Three former Nevada high school football players have filed a federal lawsuit that says they had to leave the team after they challenged bullying from their coach. The lawsuit names the coach, Galena High School principal and Washoe County School …
RightSure Insurance Group has acquired Chandler, Ariz.-based American Cornerstone. The purchase of American Cornerstone represents RightSure’s 10th book of business acquisition. American Cornerstone offers a variety of insurance products, including home, renters, motorcycle and RV. Tucson, Ariz.-based RightSure is licensed …
An Illinois roofing contractor has once again been cited and fined by federal safety officials for exposing workers to fall hazards. Proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties total $214,782. Robert Barringer III, operating as Barringer Brothers Roofing, has …
