Idaho officials announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said it’s the second-largest consumer settlement …
Louisiana has begun construction of a $67 million project to create miles (kilometers) of oyster reefs to protect the shoreline in a New Orleans suburb. Money for the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline comes from an $8.8 billion restoration fund set …
Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene voted unanimously last week to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over the handwritten journals he kept …
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding hearings today on major rate increases from three more property insurers, Florida Farm Bureau, First Floridian, and Kin Interinsurance Network. The Kin and First Floridian hearings began Tuesday morning but the Farm …
U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.5% in 2021 to 42,915 – the highest number killed on American roads in a single-year since 2005, U.S. regulators said Tuesday in its preliminary estimate. The yearly increase is the highest reported since the National …
A video of a beach house being swallowed by the sea on North Carolina’s Outer Banks continues to go viral, drawing new attention to the impact that rising seas and storms are having on vulnerable properties and their insurance costs. …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers formed a recent partnership with Roger Smith Insurance Agency of Tiffin, Ohio. Founded in 1987 by Roger Smith and currently led by his son, Kyle Smith, the firm offers personal, commercial, life, annuities, and health …
A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is supporting a Fairfax County, Virginia school board that has been challenged in court for implementing a new race-neutral high school admissions policy that aims to increase diversity of all kinds, including racial …
Insurance broker Acrisure has appointed Matthew Kirk as executive vice president and head of Insurance Strategy and Execution. Kirk joins Acrisure following 16 years at The Hartford, where he served as senior vice president and chief officer, Sales & Distribution, …
Small Plane Crash on Miami Bridge Kills Man A small plane with three people aboard crashed Saturday on a bridge near Miami, striking an SUV with three occupants and killing the pilot of the plane, the Federal Aviation Administration reported. …