BALTIMORE – When Bobby LaPin was a young boy, his grandfather took him on his rickety boat to fish for bass and trout in the Patapsco River. Their route took them under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, where LaPin listened …
The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association this week marked the 15,000th fortified roof in the state, a huge increase since the grant program began in 2017. “I applaud the NCIUA for investing over $100 million in this incredibly successful and …
A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) above-ground power line near the Pacific Palisades was energized when the Palisades Fire began early this year, but that there is no evidence that the line contributed to the blaze, the …
A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. The verdict marks the latest …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and VIG Re. A summary of these hires follows here. Everest Group’s Chairman Taranto to Retire, Succeeded by Graf Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based property, casualty, and specialty re/insurer, …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely focus on more traditional cases under incoming leadership, including those involving individual wrongdoing and fraud targeting elders, the agency’s acting enforcement director said on Monday. The SEC has pioneered novel enforcement theories …
A federal judge in Texas has denied SkyWest Airlines, Inc.’s bid for a new trial and upheld an order that SkyWest pay a former parts clerk $300,000 in damages, the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced. The EEOC …
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is encouraging Michiganders to carefully review and understand their existing insurance policies with a licensed insurance agent or trusted advisor, and to shop around to ensure the best coverage to protect …
The Marion, County Indiana Prosecutor’s Office filed arson charges with Intent to fraud against 22 year-old Gurpreet Singh, the Indianapolis Fire Department announced this week. On April 22nd, 2024, the Indianapolis Fire Department was dispatched at 11:16 PM to a …
New analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers finds some bridges are likely to sustain catastrophic hits within the next few decades Ships are highly likely to collide with major bridges across the United States, with potentially catastrophic collisions happening every few …