Congress Gives Final OK to Stalled Disaster Aid, 4 Month Flood Insurance Extension June 3, 2019 By Susan Cornwell The U.S. Congress on Monday approved legislation providing $19.1 billion in emergency funding for disaster recovery efforts throughout the United...
Flood Clean Up Begins in Oklahoma; Arkansas Awaits River Crest June 3, 2019 By Hannah Grabenstein and Adam Causey Storm-weary residents in Oklahoma were gutting waterlogged homes Sunday as the Arkansas River continued its slow crest rolling hundreds of...
Illinois Women Plead Guilty in $1.7M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme June 3, 2019 Two Chicago, Illinois, women have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Labor...
Louisiana Senate Passes Statewide Rules for Ride-Hailing Services June 3, 2019 By Melinda Deslatte Efforts to enact statewide Louisiana regulations for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, aimed at expanding the services’ availability...
Man Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud Must Pay $26.4K to Texas Mutual June 3, 2019 A man sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud must repay Texas Mutual Insurance Co. more than $26,000, a Travis County district...
CoVerica Acquires Texas’ Agape Healthcare Partners June 3, 2019 Dallas-based CoVerica has expanded its presence in the medical professions arena with the acquisition of Agape Healthcare Partners L.P., an...
Georgia to Overhaul Warning System Procedures After Tornado Siren Failure June 3, 2019 Emergency officials near Georgia’s coast are investigating how to prevent future failures of an outdoor tornado siren system. The sirens...
CyberPolicy Launches Coverage for Small, Medium-Sized Businesses June 3, 2019 CyberPolicy, an online marketplace designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to compare, quote, and buy cyber insurance, has released...
Oklahoma Heart Hospital Settles Whistleblower Suit for $2.8M June 3, 2019 An Oklahoma hospital has agreed to a $2.8 million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit in which a former nurse alleged...
Michigan Governor: With Insurance Deal Done, No Time to Waste on Road Fixes June 3, 2019 By David Eggert Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said talks with Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature on her proposed fuel tax increase can “start in earnest” following...