The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine. Crews are working with dredges, trucks and …
Florida County Hit by 2024 Hurricanes Takes on Beach Restoration Without Fed Help Read More »
A 2-year-old boy in south Georgia was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs and died at an unlicensed daycare center while the owner napped, according to police. Stacy Wheeler Cobb, the 48-year-old owner who held the daycare at her home in …
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The MJ Companies named Melinda Eckard vice president of employee benefits operations and client experience. Eckard will lead the strategic direction of employee benefit operations, enhance client experience and increase growth. Eckard will reside in the Phoenix, Arizona, market, and …
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has opened an investigation against TP-Link Systems Inc. (“TP Link”), a manufacturer of networking equipment, for potentially aiding the Chinese government in accessing consumers’ data. The investigation will examine whether TP Link has …
Texas AG Threatens Action Against Chinese Company for Potential Data Privacy Violations Read More »
Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group announced a $19 million dividend for more than 17,000 Maine policyholders. This annual dividend is based on the insurer’s financial performance, claims experience, and its insureds’ safer workplaces during the 2022 calendar year. The …
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A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico is being relocated to Florida from Chicago, according to people familiar with the decision, a day after the Texas National Guard arrived in the third-largest US city. The friendly match, originally scheduled …
Argentina Soccer Match Pulled From Chicago Amid Troop Tension Read More »
Danny Lakey and his wife have spent countless evenings sitting on rocking chairs on their front porch, watching the sun slowly dip behind the cows grazing on their neighbor’s ranch. It was the calm country life they dreamed of in …
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World Insurance Associates Names Cicchelli Head of Employee Benefits Practice World Insurance Associates LLC named John Cicchelli head of its employee benefits practice. Cicchelli, who will work out of the Iselin, New Jersey headquarters, will spearhead strategic initiatives to accelerate …
People Moves: Cicchelli Joins World Insurance; James River Adds Arch, Markel Recruits Read More »
The property/casualty insurance industry faces an urgent challenge to rebuild public trust amid growing public skepticism fueled by false narratives, according to remarks by Dino Robusto, chair of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association board of directors. “We must better …
APCIA Chair Robusto: Industry Must Fight False Narratives, Improve Public Trust Read More »
A Virginia appellate court has ordered a new trial in a malpractice case in which a jury awarded a $2.5 million in damages against a doctor for alleged failure to properly administer anesthesia to a woman undergoing an emergency caesarian …
Virginia Appeals Court Nixes $2.5 Million Jury Award Against Anesthesiologist Read More »
