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Lyft Investors Call for More Safety Protections for Drivers

A group of Lyft Inc. shareholders is calling on the company to establish stronger safety protections for drivers, change its shareholder voting structure and subject directors to annual elections. SOC Investment Group — which represents pension funds that hold shares …

People Moves: Verisk Promotes Barr, Brunko to Lead Claims Businesses; SRS Appoints Sulisz President

Verisk Promotes Barr and Brunko to Lead Claims Businesses Verisk has made leadership promotions in its claims solution group. Carrie Barr has been named president of casualty solutions. Barr joined Jersey City, New Jersey-based Verisk as an account executive in …

Update: Florida Roofing Company Owners Plead Guilty to More Than $1M in Tax Evasion

The owners of a Fort Myers roofing company, one that has been the subject of a number of complaints from consumers and which has filed multiple assignment-of-benefits lawsuits against property insurers, have pleaded guilty to more than $1 million in …

Oakbridge Expands into Florida with Hunnicutt Insurance Agency

Oakbridge Insurance Agency, a large independent agency and brokerage with offices around the country, has expanded its presence into Florida with the addition of Hunnicutt Insurance agency in Fort Walton Beach. Hunnicutt has been in business since 1969, specializing in …

Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails in Rural Maine

A train carrying hazardous materials has derailed and caught fire in Rockwood, Maine, fire officials said. Rockwood Fire and Rescue posted a photo of the derailment Saturday on its Facebook page and advised residents ”to stay clear!” It was unclear …

Police Say No Known Threats to Boston Marathon on 10th Anniversary of Bombing

There are no known threats to this year’s Boston Marathon, but on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed three spectators, federal, state and city law enforcement leaders said Thursday that they are prepared for anything. “At this …

Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows in Texas Panhandle

LUBBOCK — More than 18,000 cows died and one farm worker is in critical condition following a dairy farm fire in the Texas Panhandle. The fire started Monday night at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, about 66 miles south …

Indiana Residents Forced to Evacuate After Large Industrial Fire

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) – An evacuation order was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, …

Wisconsin Wildfire Forces Evacuations

NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) – A wildfire led to evacuations Wednesday in Juneau County, Wisconsin authorities said Wednesday. The fire began in Necedah, about 90 miles north of Madison, and had spread to roughly 100 acres, the Department of Natural Resources …

Dollar General Stores in Texas, Wisconsin Cited for Blocked Exits

At Dollar General stores near Houston and Green Bay, federal workplace safety inspectors found exit routes and walkways blocked — unsafe conditions that make safe and quick emergency evacuation difficult or impossible — that have become common discoveries for years …

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