California Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Underreporting Nearly $1M in Payroll May 2, 2024 Kent Bo Fridolfsson, 67, of Benicia, California, pleaded guilty to six charges of insurance fraud and grand theft after a...
New Mexico Restaurant Settles Wage-Theft Complaint After Prolonged Legal Battle May 2, 2024 New Mexico labor announced a legal settlement that resolves longstanding accusations of unpaid wages against a restaurant business in northwestern...
$24.5M Settlement in New Mexico over Natural Gas Flaring in Permian Basin May 2, 2024 By Susan Montoya Bryan New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in...
Travelers to Open Technology Office in Atlanta May 1, 2024 Just as companies worldwide struggle with the office-versus-remote work question, Travelers has decided to open a 2,800-square-foot office site in...
Prudential to Wind Down Direct-to-Consumer Assurance Business May 1, 2024 Less than five years after acquiring online insurance startup Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion, Prudential is shutting it down. “Prudential...
Insurtechs Root, Lemonade Book Q1 Net Income Losses but Each Tout Progress May 1, 2024 Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter 2024 of $6.2 million but said it recorded operating...
Kansas Won’t Legalize Medical Marijuana for at Least a Year May 1, 2024 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana...
Yemen’s Houthis Attack Four Ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea May 1, 2024 By Nayera Abdallah and Enas Alashray Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean...
16 Nabbed in Florida Sting Operation for Failing to Get Workers’ Comp Coverage May 1, 2024 A sting operation in Manatee County, Florida, has led to the arrest of 16 men who were working without a...
Growing Wildfire Risk Leaves States Grappling With How to Keep Insurers From Fleeing May 1, 2024 By Rebecca Boone Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news—their...