Universal Insurance Holdings, parent company of Florida’s third-largest property insurer, reported an improved bottom line for the third quarter this year, even with a steady increase in policies in recent months. After shedding more than 160,000 policies in the turbulent …
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A dark history long buried under the towering live oak trees and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city of Tallahassee is reviving painful memories of the community’s segregated past and fueling some residents’ calls for a …
Plan to Sell Golf Course Built on Slave Graves Sparks Outrage in Florida’s Capital City Read More »
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a formal notice asking insurance companies to implement protective measures, including a moratorium on cancellations, for policyholders who may be impacted by the federal government shutdown. According to the California Department of Insurance, the …
California Commissioner Asks Insurers for Policyholder Relief During Shutdown Read More »
An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles, worth more than …
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Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership Cowbell named Jessica Klipphahn head of North America mid-market and Stephanie Hewerdine as director of claims. Klipphahn has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently …
President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last week, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers. The decisions fell …
Trump Denies Disaster Declarations Maryland, Vermonta and Illinois Read More »
One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between last Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut …
Intruders Release Mink From Iowa Farm in What Trade Group Calls ‘Terrorist Act’ Read More »
A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials said Friday. …
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A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages. Attorneys …
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