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Two Women Found Dead After Row Home Fire Causing Estimated $250K in Damage

Jan 26 2021 // Authorities say two women were found dead after a fire in a central Pennsylvania row home over the weekend that caused an estimated more than $250,000 in damage to all three homes. Fire crews were dispatched shortly after...

One Catastrophic Failure to Manage Risks

Jan 8 2021 // Wednesday, January 6, 2021, was a historic day in the US. It could have been historic because the US Congress was voting to certify an election. That happens every four years. Most of the time, it’s with little...

Seven Charged with Felonies in Vandalism to Federal Buildings in Philadelphia

Jan 6 2021 // Seven people are facing felony charges after at least two federal buildings in Philadelphia were vandalized on New Year’s Eve and the discovery of what police said were Molotov cocktails and other suspicious...

Two Businesses, Owners Charged with Fraud Against New York State Insurance Fund

Jan 5 2021 // Two businesses and their owners have been charged with fraud against the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Manuel Sanchez and his business Lagos Construction have been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for...

Three Hospitalized After Gas Explosion at Virginia Restaurant

Dec 9 2020 // Three people were hospitalized Thursday following a gas explosion in the kitchen of a Virginia restaurant, leaving one of the victims with life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. Crossroads Restaurant in...

Three Arrested for Dresden Museum Theft – But Jewelry Is Still Missing

Nov 18 2020 // BERLIN – More than 1,500 police carried out a series of searches in Berlin and arrested three people in a massive operation connected to the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection in Dresden...

Two Dead, One Missing in Blast at Veterans Hospital Outbuilding in Connecticut

Nov 17 2020 // An apparent steam explosion in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed two people Friday, and a third person is missing, officials said. “We received a report this morning that an...

Ten Largest Insurance Markets Likely to See 4.5% Drop in GDP During 2020

Nov 17 2020 // The world’s 10 largest insurance markets are cumulatively expected to see their gross domestic product (GDP) decrease by 4.5% in 2020 compared to 2019 because of COVID-19, according to a new Insurance Information...

Three Generations of Doing the Right Thing

Nov 16 2020 // Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees...

Two Recruiting Tools Every Insurance Agency Needs

Nov 16 2020 // “Our agency just hired two junior recruiters. I need a lot of resources to overcome their inexperience. LinkedIn has been our ‘go to’ but they want to charge $10,000 for one seat. I can’t afford...

Two Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appear to Side with Obamacare Supporters

Nov 10 2020 // U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal challenge brought by Texas and 17 other Republican-governed states and joined by President Donald...

Three Quakes Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage Reports

Nov 10 2020 // Three earthquakes early Saturday morning struck Alaska’s largest city, The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. There were no immediate reports of damage. The strongest of the three, at magnitude 5.0, was recorded...

One Dead, Two Firefighters Injured in New Jersey Blaze

Nov 10 2020 // Authorities say one person was killed and several dozen people displaced following a fire in New Jersey in which two firefighters were also injured. NorthJersey.com reports that fire crews called to a Paterson street at...

Three Charged in Break-In at Science Museum of Virginia

Nov 10 2020 // Three men have been charged with felonies, and authorities are seeking a fourth man following an investigation of a break-in at the Science Museum of Virginia during a night of riots and looting, Virginia Capitol Police...

Two Dead in Industrial Accident in Delaware

Nov 4 2020 // Two men installing an antenna on a water tower in Delaware were killed Monday when a strong wind tipped over the lift that was holding them, authorities said. State police said the men were installing an antenna on a water...

Eight Years Later, Sandy Still Costing Transit Systems Billions

Nov 4 2020 // Once a gleaming symbol of early 20th-century ambition and prosperity, Hoboken’s grand rail terminal now sits as a somber reminder of the daunting challenges facing mass transit in the New York region. Eight years ago...

Five Hospitalized After Factory Store Evacuated in Maine

Oct 27 2020 // Five people were hospitalized after a report of chemical exposure at a factory store in Skowhegan that led to the building’s evacuation on Thursday. The exposure led to the evacuation of the New Balance Factory...

Two Hurt When Fire Patrol Plane Flips Onto Roof at Massachusetts Airport

Oct 12 2020 // Two people suffered minor injuries when a small airplane used to spot fires flipped over onto its roof at a Massachusetts airport, authorities say. The single-engine aircraft was landing at Plymouth Municipal Airport at...

Four Senior-Level Black Managers Including Diversity Leaders Exit AIG

Sep 28 2020 // American International Group Inc. has lost four senior Black managers in recent weeks, including two who were tasked with improving the diversity of the insurer’s ranks. Global inclusion head Vievette Henry and...

Two Wounded in Connecticut Workplace Shooting, Suspect in Custody

Sep 24 2020 // A shooter opened fire and wounded two people outside a Connecticut business Tuesday and was taken into custody at gunpoint on a highway in Massachusetts, police said. Both victims were treated at a hospital and...