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Pennsylvania Home Health Care Agency to Pay $810K in Back Wages, Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote, Pennsylvania, home health care agency and its owner, Dominique Conner, to pay 196 direct care employees a total of $810,320 in back wages and liquidated damages for …

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Advisory Committees; Braud Joins Aspire as VP of Casualty Claims

Commissioner Lara Makes Appointments to CAARP Advisory Committee, COIN Advisory Board, CEA Advisory Panel and Curriculum Board California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made several appointments to California Department of Insurance committees and panels. Appointments include new appointment Claudia Perez and …

Trump Administration Seen as Likely to Dismantle ESG Rules

President-elect Donald Trump will likely move to dismantle ESG-related regulations in the US when he takes office in January. That would mean blocking Securities and Exchange Commission rules for corporate and fund disclosures, and Labor Department requirements on pension funds, …

Missouri Farmer Who Stars in Reality TV Series Pleads Guilty to Crop Insurance Fraud

A Missouri farmer who appears in a reality TV show about his family’s farming operation pleaded guilty this week to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits. Steve A. McBee, 52, waived his right to a grand …

People Moves: Grange Insurance Names Carter VP, Personal Lines Sales & Strategic Distribution

Grange Insurance Company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Nicole Carter as vice president, personal lines sales and strategic distribution, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Carter has nearly 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Grange, she served as …

Biden Rushing Study That Threatens to Slow Trump’s LNG Plans

The Biden administration is racing to complete a study that could complicate President-Elect Donald Trump’s plan to immediately approve new liquefied natural gas export terminals, according to people familiar with the matter. The study, underway since January, examines the climate, …

People Moves: Marsh Names Fraser as Int’l Corporate & Commercial Leader; Clear Group Appoints Chisholm as Sales and Marketing Director

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Marsh and Clear Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Fraser as Int’l Corporate & Commercial Leader Marsh, the insurance broker, risk adviser and Marsh …

SageSure Expands HO Business in Mississippi, Louisiana

SageSure, a managing general underwriter for catastrophe-exposed markets, said it has joined with Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange to bring more homeowners coverage to Louisiana and Mississippi. Auros is a property insurance company domiciled in Mississippi. It received its certificate of …

Volkswagen to Recall Over 114,000 US Vehicles Over Airbag Concern, NHTSA Says

Volkswagen will recall 114,478 vehicles in the United States on concerns over the driver-side airbag, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. The recall consists of some Beetle and Passat vehicles from model years 2006-2019. “The driver’s side …

H.W. International Agrees to Sell UK, French and Greek Operations to Steadfast Group

H.W. International B.V., the Amsterdam-based, privately owned insurance broker, announced the sale of H.W. Wood Ltd. and HWI France to Steadfast Group, the largest general insurance broker network and underwriting agency group in Australasia and owner of one of the …

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