Developers Built Homes Inside Houston’s Reservoirs. But No One Warned Buyers. October 12, 2017 By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal, Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune, and Al Shaw, Propublica Note: This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica. When Jeremy Boutor moved to a master-planned community...
Losses from California Wildfires Could Reach up to $6 Billion, Experts Say October 12, 2017 By Don Jergler This story has been updated with the latest estimates on fire losses. The wildfires raging in California are shaping up...
Trump Ends Health Insurer Subsidy; Allows Association Health Plans, Expense Accounts October 12, 2017 By Zachary Tracer President Donald Trump’s administration took its most drastic step yet to roll back the Affordable Care Act, cutting off a...
Oklahoma Recovery Program Participants Sue Over Alleged Forced Labor October 12, 2017 Participants in an Oklahoma-based substance recovery program allege they were required to work at a poultry processing plant without compensation...
Texas’ QEO Group to Write Commercial Auto with Clear Blue Insurance Group October 12, 2017 Irving, Texas-based QEO Group LLC (QEO) and Clear Blue Financial Holdings LLC (Clear Blue), headquartered in North Carolina, have agreed...
Wisconsin Biotech Firm, Promega, Files Counterclaim Suit Against Shareholders October 12, 2017 Promega Corp. and its founder are firing back at shareholders who sued the Wisconsin biotechnology company in 2016 for shareholder...
Houston-Area Home Buyouts Part of Flood Mitigation Efforts October 12, 2017 By Juan A. Lozano Officials decided Oct. 10 to proceed with two additional programs that would buy out more than 100 Houston-area homes that...
Hub International Acquiring Michigan Employee Benefits Agency October 12, 2017 Chicago-based international insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Marwil & Associates LLC (Marwil & Associates)...
Ohio Man Arrested Over Facebook Page Sues City, Says Free Speech Violated October 12, 2017 A man arrested and acquitted of a felony for creating a fake Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland, Ohio,...
Insurtech CoverWallet Secures $18.5 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform October 12, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Digital business insurance agency CoverWallet said it has closed a $18.5 million Series B funding round led by Foundation Capital...