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16 01, 2026

Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

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Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserve confidence that when a loved one lives in a …

16 01, 2026

NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance

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Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated brand follows NEXT’s integration with …

16 01, 2026

New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. The New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act (S2373/A2145) prohibits employers from …

16 01, 2026

People Moves: Fallon to Lead CRC Specialty Expansion Into Virginia

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Tracey Fallon has been named office president for wholesale insurance broker CRC Group’s first Virginia office. Fallon will lead CRC Specialty’s recently opened Richmond office, strengthening CRC’s presence in the Mid-Atlantic region. Fallon has over a decade of experience in …

16 01, 2026

Maui Braces for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance And More Housing Strain for Fire Survivors

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Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for …

16 01, 2026

Twice Convicted Rhode Island Adjuster Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes

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A Rhode Island man who ran public adjuster and property restoration businesses and who was previously twice convicted for federal tax charges was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court for tax evasion. U.S. Attorney Charles Calenda reported that William …

16 01, 2026

DoorDash, Uber Cost Drivers $550 Million in Tips, NYC Says

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DoorDash Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. have deprived New York delivery workers of more than $550 million in tips after changing the interfaces on their apps, according to findings released in a report from a city agency. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s …

15 01, 2026

New York State Police Report 30-Car Pileup on I-81 Near Syracuse

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On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of …

16 01, 2026

Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training

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Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. …

16 01, 2026

A Lean Lens on Legal Bill Review: Keeping the Insured at The Center

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For over a decade, I helped build the legal e-billing and review industry. I sat across the table from vice presidents of claims at major carriers, making the case that systematic invoice auditing was a fiduciary imperative. The logic seemed …