August 24, 2023
United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show. The settlement with the family of Nathaniel Foster Jr, known as N.J., was disclosed on Tuesday …
August 24, 2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors of the devastating wildfires. The White House and FEMA …
August 24, 2023
Pie Insurance, headquartered in Denver, Colo., appointed four new vice presidents to its leadership team. Pie promoted Carla Woodard to vice president of claims. Woodard has more tahn 25 years of claims management experience, including most recently as director of …
August 24, 2023
Some cannabis insurance brokers are lately reporting better conditions for their cannabis clients – such as lower rates, better terms. It’s too early to say whether their cannabis clients are getting better rates thanks to a maturing industry with a …
August 23, 2023
Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. for damages following the fires that ravaged Maui. The strategy, which doesn’t require proving negligence, helped push …
August 23, 2023
San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese filed for bankruptcy this week, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials. The Chapter 11 protection filing will stop all legal actions against the …
August 23, 2023
The Oregon Building Codes Division has partnered with counties on a grant to help homeowners and businesses rebuild after the 2020 and 2021 Oregon wildfires. People who own a home or business damaged or destroyed by the 2020 or 2021 …
August 22, 2023
Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at $4 billion to $6 billion. The loss estimate reflects property damage, contents, and business interruption, across residential, commercial, industrial, automobile, …
August 22, 2023
Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan. Frustrated by the …
August 21, 2023
AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Tropical Storm Hilary in the U.S. is $7 to $9 billion. Hilary brought widespread flooding through Southern California, washing out roads and bridges, flooding cars and homes, and shutting …