Spending Deal Keeping Government Open Undermines Trump’s Wish List May 1, 2017 By Laura Litvan, Billy House and Erik Wasson U.S. House and Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that largely tracks with Democratic...
Pennsylvania Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in $8.2M Promissory Note Scam May 1, 2017 By Joe Mandak An insurance agent pleaded guilty Thursday in a promissory note scam that bilked nearly 80 clients out of $8.2 million....
Restaurant Owner Sentenced for Setting Fire to His Rhode Island Business May 1, 2017 A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for setting fire to his restaurant to collect...
CNA Results Improved in Q1 May 1, 2017 CNA Financial Corp. announced first quarter 2017 net income of $260 million and net operating income of $235 million, compared...
Legal Marijuana Stores Linked to Increased Property Crime May 1, 2017 Legal marijuana shops are linked to higher levels of property crime in nearby areas, according to a nearly three-year study...
ArgoGlobal Appoints Montellier as Yacht Underwriter May 1, 2017 ArgoGlobal announced the appointment of Karen Montellier as yacht underwriter. She takes up the role with immediate effect and will...
Jury Orders J&J to Pay $20 Million in Vaginal Mesh Case May 1, 2017 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $20 million to a New Jersey woman who blames the company’s vaginal-mesh inserts...
Chubb Forms ‘Custom Industry Solutions’ Product, Creates London Region May 1, 2017 Chubb announced it has created a “Custom Industry Solutions” product cluster in UK and Ireland, which will bring together its...
Crumbling South Carolina Roads Cost State Nearly $50M in Driver Claims Since 2010 May 1, 2017 Taxpayers are spending more to settle claims for vehicles damaged and wrecked on South Carolina’s crumbling roads. The State newspaper...
North Carolina Passes Law Limiting Nuisance Lawsuits Against Hog Farmers May 1, 2017 By Emery P. Dalesio North Carolina lawmakers decided Thursday that hog and poultry operations should get added protection from lawsuits by neighbors complaining that...