Authorities say money is missing from a business where a devastating fire in West Virginia’s Harpers Ferry originated. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina says investigators determined that the July 23 fire began on a deck …
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The family of a man fatally shot in the head by a Cleveland, Ohio, policeman was awarded $5.5 million by a federal jury in a civil case that found the officer liable for using excessive force. The decision comes more …
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the federal government has spent more than $1 billion fighting this year’s deadly wildfires, which have scorched drought-stricken Western states. Vilsack told a news conference in Portland, Ore., he supported a bill that would …
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RiskMatch, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based business intelligence and analytics firm that provides insurance portfolio management and placement services to brokers and insurers, promoted Adam Kagan to chief client engagement officer. Kagan, who joined RiskMatch in 2013 as chief sales and marketing …
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The Andrew Agency, an independent insurance agency in Richmond, Virginia, announced it has acquired Crowder & Holloway in South Hill, Virginia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1936, Crowder & Holloway is an insurance broker providing personal …
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Fosun International Ltd., Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang’s conglomerate that has bought insurers and real estate around the world, proposed raising HK$11.7 billion ($1.5 billion) in a rights offer to fund its push into the banking and insurance industries. The company plans to …
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Officials in numerous Delaware cities have asked drivers who use the ride-hailing app Uber to obtain business licenses. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that under a deal struck by Delaware and the company this year, it is unclear if …
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When BASF SE acquired Engelhard Corp. nine years ago for $5 billion, executives unknowingly inherited a ticking legal time bomb. It all began decades ago over the seemingly mundane industrial product talc, used in everything from wallboards to handling auto …
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Maine State Police have issued a distracted driving summons to a man who they say crashed into a tree while taking a “selfie” with his passengers, injuring several of them. State police say Jordan Toner was driving in the town …
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Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., have adopted a civil rights ordinance that would to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in a vote that could put the community in conflict with a state law barring such protections. Fayetteville …
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