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A California driver was sentenced for filing a fraudulent insurance claim after dashcam footage showed him involved in a road rage incident that caused the accident. Kenneth Pham Tran, 54, of San Jose, was sentenced after dashcam footage showed him …

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved workers’ compensation advisory pure premium rates that average 10.4% than last year. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California submitted a pure premium rate filing in May to the commissioner proposing September 1, …

New York City officials identified dozens of buildings with Legionnaires’ bacteria in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, closing in on the source of an outbreak that has infected at least 46 people and hospitalized 22. The New York City Health Department …

Trucordia Names Roberts as EVP, Health Benefits & Financial Services Trucordia named Steve Roberts executive vice president, health benefits and fnancial services. Roberts has more than three decades of experience leading growth, modernization and transformation across major healthcare and benefits …

A local council in New Jersey charged with monitoring unfunded mandates from the state exceeded its authority when it negated a motorist surcharge for driving while intoxicated (DWI) that was intended to cover the cost of new police equipment. The …

A Texas district court this week issued a temporary injunction against a wind turbine recycling company that has stockpiled thousands of wind turbine blades at two facilities in Sweetwater. The temporary injunction orders Global Fiberglass Solutions to immediately cease accepting …

MGA Fusion Specialty Acquired by Asset Manager Arrow Global Arrow Global Group (Arrow), a UK-based investment manager specializing in private credit and real estate, announced its subsidiary Arrow Global Insurance (AGI) has acquired Fusion Specialty Group, a specialist managing general …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Overland Park, Kansas-based Med James, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Med James is a …

Anyone who has watched an episode of “9-1-1: Nashville” could be forgiven for thinking the city is constantly beset by tornadoes that turn outdoor concerts into scenes of carnage and blow scooter-riding tourists onto the tops of water towers. That …

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined they failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup after a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility in …

Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her 50-acre farm. Prolonged and intense heat is part of a climate …

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged owners of 463,000 Kia crossover SUVs to park outdoors because of fire risks until new recall repairs are completed. Kia said it would recall 463,000 Telluride crossovers in the U.S. from the …

Omaira Garcia didn’t realize life on her small ranch in Abilene was about to change forever until clouds of dust — kicked up by a mysterious construction next door — began to engulf her home. The Air Force veteran said …

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had filed a proposed settlement with the owner and operator of the Keystone oil pipeline to resolve Clean Water Act violations related to a 2022 rupture in Kansas. Keystone ships Canadian crude …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is expanding coverage options to add revenue protection for forage producers in 12 states, Implemented by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), the new coverage options guard against both yield losses and decline in …

A federal judge ordered the release of $5 million to New York writer E. Jean Carroll in her sexual-abuse lawsuit against Donald Trump, rejecting the president’s request to delay the payout while he asks the Supreme Court to reconsider his …

DeCotis Specialty Insurance, headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, hired Frank Moran Jr. as a production underwriter on its personal lines team. In this role, Moran is responsible for driving submission flow, developing a pipeline for new business opportunities and continuing …

A real estate agent who tried to price gouge a couple who lost their home during the Los Angeles wildfires was sentenced for false advertising. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing of real estate agent Mike Kobeissi for …

As back-to-back heat waves batter the US and Europe, scientific models linking climate change to extreme weather are increasingly important for policymakers and commercial enterprises like insurers. But a growing political backlash aims to undermine their credibility. Climate scientists can …

The developer behind the Midtown Manhattan tower that was evacuated over structural concerns Tuesday says it has a plan to fix the issue, including reconstructing 15 floors that were added to the original building as part of its conversion into …