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Ohio Families Living in Limbo Months After Fire

AST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two small beds and a microwave atop a mini refrigerator that serves as a nightstand – his pickup truck parked …

Risk Strategies Enters Wisconsin With Acquisition of Johnson Insurance Services

Risk Strategies announced it is finalizing terms of a purchase agreement under which it will purchase the assets of Johnson Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Johnson Financial Group. Following the completion of due diligence, the transaction is expected to close …

World Acquires Kansas’ Iron Gates

World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Iron Gates Insurance Group LLC (“Iron Gates”) of Haven, Kansas and Anthony, Kansas on March 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Iron Gates has been serving …

Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable for $95 Million in International Ponzi Scheme Suit

A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which faces another lawsuit over the scheme and …

Driver Charged in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty

The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the …

How Former Columnist’s Civil Lawsuit Alleging Sex Assault by Trump Reached Court

As Donald Trump ran for and served as president, over a dozen women publicly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Most of those claims – all denied by Trump – were never taken to court. None has gone to …

Connecticut Landlord to Pay $400,000 for Tenant Harassment

A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting or threatening to evict those who …

People Moves: QBE Nabs Davis From Beazley to Head Cyber; Dhillon Head of Markel’s Catastrophe, Exposure Management

QBE Names Davis to Newly Created Position: Global Head of Cyber QBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Serene Davis to newly the created position global head of cyber. Davis will begin working in the role on May 15. Davis will …

South Florida Condo Building Evacuated After 60-Year Inspection

Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe during a recent inspection have until Tuesday morning to evacuate. A building engineer conducting an inspection on April 14 for the Majestic Isle condominium’s required 60-year certification found sagging …

Distracted Driving: A Fatal Problem with Seemingly Simple Solutions

In 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and statistics show that distracted driving has become an increasingly common and fatal hazard. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2020, 8% of …

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