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Pennsylvania’s NSM to Sell Commercial Insurance Division to Investment Firm

New Mountain Capital, an investment firm, has agreed to buy the commercial insurance division of Pennsylvania-based NSM Insurance Group. The firms said in a news release that the deal is expected to close in the next 45 days. Terms were …

South Carolina Republicans Launch TV Ads to Salvage Tort Reform Bill

Georgia lawmakers aren’t the only ones contemplating a major tort-reform bill during the legislative session this year. Next door, South Carolina’s General Assembly is considering Senate Bill 244, which supporters say would end the state’s joint-and-several liability rules that have …

Florida Contractor in Fatal Fall Incident Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Florida framing contractor has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and millions of dollars in fines and restitution after he failed to obtain workers’ compensation insurance and ignored safety practices, leading to deadly consequences. Despite six previous citations …

How Trump’s Mass Layoffs Raise Wildfire Risk in the West, According to Fired Workers

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires, raising the specter of even more destructive blazes across the American …

Damage to Baltic Sea Telecoms Cable May Have Occurred in January, Operator Says

Finland’s telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea may have occurred as early as January 26, the same day a cargo ship broke another undersea cable in …

Texas Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Fraud

A Texas man was sentenced last week to more than 13 years in prison for constructing a $5 million insurance fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas announced. Jordan Ford, 32, was charged via criminal complaint in …

People Moves: Incline P&C Group Adds Wafer as Independent Director

Incline P&C Group, a leading insurance program market services firm, has elected Thomas Wafer to the Board of Directors of each of its insurance carriers as an independent director. Wafer brings over 40 years of experience in reinsurance and insurance, …

Court Reduces Verdict for Michigan Gardener Whose Organic Lawn Was Destroyed

A Michigan court struck down a large chunk of an $88,550 verdict for a Detroit-area organic gardener whose beloved clover lawn was destroyed by a man spraying herbicide — at the wrong address. Marilyn Mack reported depression, anxiety and random …

Engineering Company to Pay $53M to Settle Flint, Michigan Water Lawsuits

An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago. The deal by Veolia North America and Flint residents comes …

Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those of its rivals, …

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