Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Johnson County, Texas, FEMA announced this week. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and …
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Chandrika Brown, age 31, and Aisha Thompson, age 44, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, were sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, …
S&C Electric Company, a designer and manufacturer of switching and control products for power transmission and distribution headquartered in Chicago, will pay $315,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …
An arm of the U.S. Justice Department cast doubt on far-right radio host Alex Jones’s use of bankruptcy as three companies he once owned prepare for their first day in court Friday. The agency’s bankruptcy watchdog, the U.S. Trustee, said …
The Hartford said it is partnering with Earthwatch, an international environmental organization, on a citizen-science project to document pollinators with the goal of understanding if key species are declining and how climate change may be affecting pollinator populations. One area …
An amendment to European Union sanctions last week created a potential path for some aircraft financiers to sell jets held in Russia to the airlines now operating them without permission. The measure, published April 8, will allow EU governments to …
Lore Takes Helm at IAIABC The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, a guiding force for workers’ compensation regulators and the industry, has named Heather Lore executive director. Lore, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been with IAIABC since …
Relation Insurance Services has continued its rapid expansion plan with the acquisition of South Carolina-based Ernie Yarborough Insurance Agency. Yarborough, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, was previously part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance’s exclusive distribution model, Relation said in a news …
A Georgia insurance company owner has been sentenced to eight months in prison after prosecutors said he lied in bankruptcy court and on his federal tax returns. Jacques Andres Frym, 53, who owned businesses in the Savannah area, pleaded guilty …
Major global trading houses are planning to reduce crude and fuel purchases from Russia’s state-controlled oil companies as early as May 15, sources said, to avoid falling foul of European Union sanctions on Russia. The EU has not imposed a …