St. Johns, Lighthouse Insurance Suspend New Writing in Florida February 15, 2022 By William Rabb Two more property insurers, including one of the largest insurers in Florida, have stopped writing new policies in the state,...
Detroit Program to Target Basement Flooding During Intense Storms February 15, 2022 Detroit is starting a program to reduce chronic basement flooding during intense storms. The program initially will target two neighborhoods...
Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Trial Will Test Contractors’ Liability February 15, 2022 Jury selection starts Feb. 15 in a trial to determine if engineering contractors bear responsibility for lead-contaminated water in Flint....
Gunmaker Remington to Pay $73M to Settle Liability Claims With Sandy Hook Families February 15, 2022 By Tom Hals and Brendan O'Brien Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook...
Ohio Electric System Settles Lawsuits Seeking Corporate Reform February 15, 2022 Akron, Ohio-based First Energy announced it has settled a series of shareholder lawsuits seeking corporate reforms in the wake of...
Probe Begins After Oklahoma City Apartment Fire Smoldered For Days February 15, 2022 Investigators were set to begin digging through rubble to determine the cause of a massive fire that smoldered for four...
Oklahoma Commission Approves 2021 Winter Storm Cost Recovery Orders February 15, 2022 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted to approve two orders for state utilities to recover natural gas costs incurred during the...
Investment Gains Float Weight of $5.6B Underwriting Loss for U.S. P/C Insurers in Nine Months 2021 February 15, 2022 An increase in capital gains on investments is largely credited with lifting the after-tax net income of private U.S. property/casualty...
Massachusetts Firms at War Over Oprah’s ‘Favorite’ Waffles February 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Waltham, Massachusetts-based pretzel maker Eastern Standard Provisions managed to get its pretzels on Oprah Winfrey’s “Oprah’s Favorite Things” list in...
Trustees OK $9M Settlement in Nevada Bus Driver Sex Crimes Case February 15, 2022 School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver...