July 5, 2024
A Georgia sawmill could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker last year if it had followed safety procedures and federal regulations, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in fining the mill $267,300. “We learned that Thompson …
July 5, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills Wednesday that include the creation of a new registry for vaping products and a slew of changes related to transportation laws and the state DMV. Cooper also vetoed …
July 5, 2024
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, said its claims and risk-management subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired Georgia-based NetClaim from NAVEX. NetClaim, in Norcross, Georgia, provides first-notice-of-loss and first reports of injury for clients, including …
July 5, 2024
PointeNorth Insurance Group, a large agency in the Southeast, has acquired Valdosta Insurance Services and Southern Insurance Advisors, both based in Georgia. PointeNorth said in a statement that it provides growth opportunities for agencies, as well as a perpetuation strategy …
July 3, 2024
MASONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Five members of a family from Georgia, including a former insurance analyst, who were visiting Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament died when their small plane crashed in a rural, wooded area, authorities said. The …
July 3, 2024
DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — A man has been charged with starting a fire that destroyed a nearly century-old home on the site of a coastal Georgia rice plantation that’s associated with the largest slave auction in U.S. history, authorities said …
July 3, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by …
July 3, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year. About $150,000 has suddenly disappeared from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s budget. The Miami New Drama also has an unexpected $150,000 budget hole. Across …
July 3, 2024
Hub International, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired Georgia-based Skinner & Co., a brokerage offering commercial coverage, performance bonds and risk management services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Todd Skinner and team, in Marietta, Georgia, will now join …
July 2, 2024
As of this week, home sellers in North Carolina must now disclose previous flood damage to properties. And come Oct. 1, Floridians must make similar disclosures, potentially boosting the demand for flood insurance. The North Carolina Real Estate Commission this …