UK Insurers, Banks Risk Fines Under New Reforms Unless They Put Customers First July 27, 2022 By William Shaw Financial firms may be fined and stripped of their regulatory authorization unless they put their customers’ needs first under far-reaching...
Woman Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Staged Auto Collision Scheme July 27, 2022 United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Stacie Wheaton, age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21,...
Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 4 July 27, 2022 By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and...
Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon July 27, 2022 Insured losses from global natural disaster events were estimated at $39 billion during the first half of 2022, 18% higher...
Michigan Jury Gets Flint Water Case About Liability for Engineers July 27, 2022 Jurors heard closing arguments last week in the only trial to arise thus far from the Flint water crisis, a...
Officials Investigate Missouri Theme Park Worker’s Death July 27, 2022 An employee of Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri has died from head injuries while working at the park, federal...
North Texas Grass Fire Torches 20 Homes July 27, 2022 By Terry Wallace A grass fire apparently sparked by a mower swept about 300 yards across a tinder-dry open field to a suburban...
Brown & Brown’s GRP Acquires Insurance Portfolio of WM Brokers Ltd. July 27, 2022 Global Risk Partners (GRP), part of Brown & Brown, announced it has acquired the general insurance portfolio of Woodward Markwell...
Ford Bronco Engine Failures Prompt US Safety Investigation July 27, 2022 Ford Motor Co.’s hot-selling Bronco sport-utility vehicle is the subject of a safety investigation by federal regulators for catastrophic engine...
Teva Reaches Proposed $4.35 Billion Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits July 27, 2022 By Dietrich Knauth and Nate Raymond Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Tuesday announced a $4.35 billion proposed nationwide settlement that could resolve thousands of lawsuits over the...