Federal officials and several Oklahoma City-based landlords have reached an agreement to settle claims of sexual harassment of their tenants by their agent. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma …
Farmers in two south Louisiana parishes who lost property during extreme weather in April through June may be eligible for federal aid, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said. Physical-loss loans are available for farmers in St. Tammany and …
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for three suburban Detroit cities after they requested state aide for damage caused by severe thunderstorms and high winds July 7. Whitmer issued the declaration for the cities of Farmington, …
A man has been killed at a poultry operation near the village of Lindsay in northeastern Nebraska, officials there said. Madison County Sheriff’s deputies were called Aug. 2 in the afternoon to an address for a report of a man …
Alliant Insurance Services acquired group and individual benefits agency, Houston-based Benefit Concepts Inc. (BCI). Founded in 1983, BCI provides a full range of employee benefits products and services to businesses and individuals. BCI is also a general agent providing unique …
Doug Phenix, founder of Texas Printers Insurance Agency (TPIA), is now leading a newly established agency, Emergent Insurance Solutions (EIS), based in Houston. Phenix, president of EIS, has more than 30 years of experience specializing in numerous industries including personal, …
Kapnick Insurance Douglas Miller is now a partner at Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Kapnick Insurance. Miller is an experienced advisory specialist and advocate in the complex and evolving needs of today’s corporate and individual liability risks. Miller joined the Kapnick team …
Most residents of the wildfire-plagued Western U.S. believe in mitigation efforts, but fewer are actually taking such steps – while more than 40% have never spoken to their insurer about wildfire risk, according to a survey out on Thursday. Zesty.ai, …
A cyberattack that crippled the computer systems of a hospital network affecting six hospitals in Vermont and New York last fall happened after an employee opened a personal email on a company laptop while on vacation, a University of Vermont …
A wind-driven wildfire tore through a Northern California mountain town, leaving much of the downtown in ashes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather. The Dixie Fire, swollen by bone-dry vegetation and …
