Seven people died in an apartment fire early Friday, Oct. 21 in the southern Wisconsin village of Hartland, the police chief said. “This is an active criminal investigation by the Hartland Police Department,” police Chief Torin Misko said at a …
A month after federal regulators hit Dollar General stores with $1.6 million in fines for safety violations, the retailer now faces an additional $2.7 million in penalties for similar problems in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The U.S. Occupational Safety and …
MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd., the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, announced the appointment of Paul Evans as senior underwriter Marine Reinsurance. Evans will take up the role on Nov. 1 and will …
Hamilton Names Kuchma as CEO of US E&S Insurer Hamilton Select Hamilton Insurance Group announced the appointment of Anita Kuchma as chief executive officer at Hamilton Select, its U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer. Kuchma reports to Group CEO …
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – When it comes to marijuana, South Dakota has been a leader among its Great Plains neighbors: one of the first to legalize recreational use, the first to approve both medical and recreational forms on the …
Twenty-one people in nine states were arrested and charged Nov. 2 with their roles in conspiracies to steal catalytic converters from vehicles across the country and sell them for profit. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, law enforcement from …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced Commissioner Jim Donelon is traveling to London this week to meet with leaders from Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s) and the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA). During the meetings, Commissioner Donelon will provide …
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) – A white police officer who fatally shot a Black driver during a struggle inside a car in 2017 must pay his family $4.4 million. An Ohio jury made the award Tuesday, finding that Euclid officer Matthew …
New Jersey Democrats say they are going to take a shot at passing new gun legislation similar to New York’s even thought that state’s law is facing a court challenge. Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin and Senate President Nick Scutari, …
FedEx Corp. said it will challenge what may be the largest-ever jury verdict won by a worker suing over racial bias, $366 million awarded to a Black former saleswoman who claimed the company fired her after she complained about discrimination. …