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Insurers Sue for Losses from Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse

Two years after the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse, new legal disputes are cropping up and victims are still working to recover. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. and subsidiary AGCS Marine, which insured equipment used by Sugarland and Sara Bareilles, …

Incopero Joins The Plexus Groupe’s Property/Casualty Practice

The Plexus Groupe LLC, based in Deer Park, Ill., has added Debbi Incopero to its property/casualty insurance practice. As an account executive, Incopero will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing relationships with key clients, oversee the Plexus Client Service platform …

Gun Ranges In Washington County Protected From Lawsuits

You can’t move near a shooting range in Pierce County, Wash. and then start complaining about the noise. The county council approved an ordinance Tuesday that protects gun ranges from lawsuits based on noise or nuisance complaints. KING reported the …

Bullock Seeks Federal Assistance For Hail Damage in Montana

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has requested a national disaster designation for agriculture damage from a hail storm in Gallatin County this month. Bullock sent the request to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday, saying the Aug. 1 storm caused at least …

Seattle Crash Victims’ Family Files $45M Claim in DUI

A $45 million claim has been filed by a family that saw two loved ones killed and two others severely injured in a Seattle traffic crash that prosecutors say was caused by a drunken driver. KOMO-TV reported that the family …

Flooded Colorado Businesses Struggle Without Insurance

More than 20 businesses hit by flooding in Manitou Springs, Colo. are struggling because of a lack of insurance. City officials say some of the businesses that suffered losses in Friday’s devastating flood did not have flood insurance because they …

Best Affirms Liberty Mutual and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” for the members of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies, as well as UK-based Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited (LMIE) and Liberty …

BP Asks Judge to Deny Investors’ Class-Action Spill Suit Bid

BP Plc asked a federal judge to deny U.S. investors the right to pursue a class action, or group, lawsuit claiming the company misled them before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The investors, led by the …

Evacuations Start at Some U.S. Gulf Offshore Operations on Storm Threat

Some Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators began evacuating workers from offshore facilities on Thursday as a low-pressure system threatened to strengthen into a cyclone. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning that a weather disturbance in the …

Upstate New York Man Gets Prison for Staged Crash

A federal judge has sentenced a 55-year-old Utica, N.Y., man to nearly two years and prison and ordered him to help pay $1.4 million in restitution for his role in staging vehicle crashes for insurance money. Judge Norman Mordue has …

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