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15 06, 2015

Farmers Introduces Rideshare Coverage in Utah

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Farmers Insurance on Monday launched what is believed to be the state’s first rideshare insurance coverage designed to provide seamless coverage for ridesharing drivers in Utah. The coverage comes less than two months after Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a …

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16 06, 2015

NSM Insurance Group Names Millard Western Region Director

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NSM Insurance Group has named Victoria Millard director of the Western region. Millard began her programs career 25 years ago in the MGA space, later migrating to the carrier side and managing programs nationally. Millard has worked for Lexington Insurance …

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17 06, 2015

New Insurance Fraud Fighting Laws in Effect in Minnesota

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Minnesota now has two new laws that allow civil actions against those who commit insurance fraud, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud announced. The strong anti-fraud measures became law when Gov. Mark Dayton signed a larger omnibus bill containing the provisions …

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18 06, 2015

Malaysia’s Hijacked Oil Tanker Discovered off Coast of Cambodia: Reports

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The small oil tanker that was hijacked off the southeast coast of Malaysia last week has been detected in Cambodian waters, according to local media reports on Thursday. State news agency Bernama, quoting Malaysia’s Chief of Navy Admiral Abdul Aziz …

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15 06, 2015

Louisiana Farmers, Ranchers Face ‘Total Loss’ from Flooding

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It will be weeks, perhaps months, before it’s known how much damage the recent flooding from the Red River has done to Louisiana’s agriculture industry. James Wagley, Natchitoches Parish president for Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, tells The Town Talk thousands …

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16 06, 2015

Alabama Metro Mayors Paving the Way for Uber in Their Cities

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Mayors in several major Alabama cities are working to clear roadblocks to bring ride-hailing company Uber and others like it to their areas. “If it can work in Nashville, if it can work in Charlotte, then it can work in …

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17 06, 2015

Commission Rules Uber Drivers Employees, Not Contractors

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A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by the California Labor Commission. The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, said Uber is “involved in …

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18 06, 2015

Thousands of Kentucky Festival Fans Want Refunds After Music Acts are No-Shows

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Thousands of people are demanding refunds after the Midwest Urban Expo and Music Fest at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., did not deliver acts as promised. WAVE-TV reports organizers of the June 13 event promised to feature several …

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15 06, 2015

Small Arkansas Town Sued over ‘Money Making’ Traffic Stops

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The tiny town of Concord, Ark., is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit from drivers who say they were pulled over as part of a money making ploy by police. suit claims that “over a period of several years, literally hundreds …

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17 06, 2015

Florida Man Crushed to Death in Compactor at Recycling Plant

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Officials say a man was crushed to death inside a machine at a central Florida recycling plant. Winter Garden police Lt. Scott Allen says the man was sorting cardboard with a bailing machine Monday morning when he somehow “ended up …

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