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16 11, 2015

Newest Brightway Agency Opens in Florida

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The newest Brightway Insurance Agency, The Patrick James Agency, has opened in Miami Lakes, Fla., by agency owner, Patrick James. Brightway is a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies throughout the country. James has …

16 11, 2015

100-Year-Old South Carolina Man Dies After Driving Car into Tree

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Authorities say a 100-year-old man has been killed after the car he was driving on a private road at a gated South Carolina island resort ran into a tree. S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Hannah Wimberly said the wreck happened …

16 11, 2015

Florida Supreme Court Cancels Medical Marijuana Amendment Hearing

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The Florida Supreme Court has canceled a Dec. 8 hearing it had scheduled to consider a measure to legalize medical marijuana. The court announced the decision on Friday. The move comes a few days after Attorney General Pam Bondi said …

13 11, 2015

California Hearing Officer Caught Cashing Dead Client’s Settlement

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A California workers’ compensation hearing officer was arrested for allegedly trying to steal a settlement check from his client. Department of Insurance detectives arrested Ramon Humerto Otero, 37, of Adelanto, and Efrain Heredia Ojeda, 43, of Corona, on multiple felony …

16 11, 2015

South Carolina Officer Charged with Murder Sues Association Over Legal Benefits

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A former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black motorist is suing a police association, saying the group failed to provide the legal representation he paid for under an insurance plan. Attorneys for …

13 11, 2015

Oklahoma Grass Fires Burn Houses, Barns

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Authorities say a large grass fire in northeastern Oklahoma that burned two houses and several barns has been mostly contained. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain tells The Oklahoman a large fire in Nowata County merged with one …

16 11, 2015

Brazil Mine Disaster Could Devastate Ecosystem for Many Years

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The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people and saturated waterways downstream with dense orange sediment that could wreck the ecosystem for years to come. Nine people were …

13 11, 2015

Claims Deadline for Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro Set

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A federal judge has set a deadline for damage claims filed by relatives of crewmembers who were lost aboard a cargo ship that sank last month in Hurricane Joaquin. U.S. District Court Judge Harvey Schlesinger set Dec. 21 as the …

13 11, 2015

University of Oregon Sued by 2 Ex-Counseling Center Workers

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Two former University of Oregon counseling center employees say they were shunned, criticized and threatened with dismissal at the UO after they blew the whistle on superiors who had seized a student’s therapy records, a civil lawsuit filed this week …

13 11, 2015

HSB Engineering Insurance Launches Cyber Insurance Cover for U.K. SMEs

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HSB Engineering Insurance has launched a new cyber insurance product aimed directly at small to medium-sized businesses in the U.K. In response to the growing demand for insurance solutions to cover cyber risks, HSB’s Cyber Insurance product provides computer, data …