Tornadoes Across Southeast Louisiana Cause Widespread Damage February 8, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF3 tornado touched down in East New Orleans on Feb. 7. The twister...
Florida Mosque Arsonist Sentenced to 30 Years February 8, 2017 By Terry Spencer An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday...
North Carolina Coal Ash Pit Neighbors Told to Waive Claims to be Compensated February 8, 2017 By Emery P. Dalesio Neighbors living near Duke Energy Corp’s coal ash pits in North Carolina are being told they have to give up...
New Venture Capital Firm Looking for Insurtech Startups February 8, 2017 The insurance industry has a new venture capital firm looking to make early to growth-stage investments in innovative insurance technologies....
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Lewis & Associates in California February 8, 2017 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Lewis & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. in Visalia, Calif. Terms of the deal...
Top 10 Employment Discrimination Claims in 2016 February 8, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it resolved 97,443 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2016 and...
EPA: East Chicago Residents Should Assume Lead Water Lines, Use Filter February 8, 2017 Federal officials say all East Chicago residents should assume they have lead water lines and use a properly certified filter....
Melania Trump’s $150 Million Libel Suit Claims Lost Business Opportunities February 8, 2017 By Jef Feeley First Lady Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper, saying a defamatory article it later retracted deprived her of the...
Pennsylvania’s Henderson Brothers Hires Taggart to Employee Benefits Department February 8, 2017 Henderson Brothers Inc., a Pittsburgh, Penn., based independent broker, has hired Jeremy Taggart as a financial analyst in the employee...
Aon Benfield Names Goodman as Global Head of Broking Strategies February 8, 2017 Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has appointed Jeremy Goodman as global head of Broking...