NC Committee Approves Bill to End Education Requirements for Insurance Agents April 17, 2025 By William Rabb A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses,...
Florida’s Anchor Insurance is Reborn as Patriot Select With $29M in Capital April 17, 2025 By William Rabb It was once known as Anchor Property & Casualty Insurance Co., based in St. Petersburg, Florida, and launched in 2014....
New York Inspector Uncovered $2.7 Million in Workers’ Compensation Fraud in 2024 April 17, 2025 New York State’s Inspector General said her office identified $2.7 million in workers’ compensation fraud in 2024, a nearly 30%...
Truck Driver Acquitted in Bikers’ Deaths Sentenced for Prior Impaired Driving Charge April 17, 2025 By Dave Collins A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire pleaded guilty and...
NTSB Faults ‘Failure’ in Training Before Deadly Newark Cargo Ship Fire April 17, 2025 By Mike Catalini The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the...
California Sets Aside $170M to Thin Vegetation, Forests to Help Prevent Wildfires April 17, 2025 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that will provide more than $170 million in state funding to help...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants April 17, 2025 By Nate Raymond A U.S. judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from freezing billions of dollars in grants Congress authorized under...
People Moves: Samsom Named Commissioner of Vermont Financial Regulation April 17, 2025 Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently announced several leadership appointments including Kaj Samsom as commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation...
Tesla Slumps Below 50% Share of California’s Electric Car Market April 17, 2025 By Kara Carlson and Dana Hull Tesla Inc. is no longer selling the majority of new electric cars registered in California, the state that accounts for...
FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says April 16, 2025 By Lisa Baumann The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34...