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23 10, 2020

AIG Settles Foreign Tax Credit Dispute With U.S.

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American International Group Inc. settled a case involving cross-border transactions the government claimed amounted to improper tax shelters. The insurer agreed to pay a 10% penalty and disallow more than $400 million in foreign tax credits as part of the …

23 10, 2020

Family Settles Suit Over Death of South Carolina High School Football Player

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A South Carolina family has settled a lawsuit filed after a 14-year-old high school football player collapsed after an intense practice and died, news outlets reported. The suit, filed against Lexington County School District 1 over the death River Bluff …

23 10, 2020

Illinois Agents Association Names Brown & Brown’s Miano Agent of the Year

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Brooke Miano with Brown & Brown of Illinois in Naperville, Ill., has been presented with the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) Agent of the Year Award during the association’s annual convention, held virtually. The Agent of the …

23 10, 2020

North Carolina Continues on Reopening Path Despite Rising Virus Numbers

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state will keep its reopening guidelines in place for three more weeks, at a time when key coronavirus metrics worsen. Since Cooper increased mass indoor and outdoor gathering limits and …

23 10, 2020

Report: Few Virus Cases in Working Age Californians Result in Comp Claims

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Only one-in-14 COVID-19 cases involving working-age Californians from May through September of 2020 has been claimed as a job injury, while only 1-in-25 COVID-19 deaths among working age individuals has been claimed to be work-related according to a new California …

23 10, 2020

Ex-Blue Bell Creameries CEO Kruse Again Charged in Deadly Listeria Case

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The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company‘s ice cream that killed three people in Kansas and sickened several others, federal …

23 10, 2020

U.S. Consumer Agency Weighs Update of Rules on Access to Personal Financial Data

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The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday said it is seeking public comment on a proposal to modify rules governing the access and use of consumer financial data which is collected by a growing number of online financial …

23 10, 2020

Feds Ignore Risk of Huge Gulf Spills to Endangered Species, Suit Says

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Environmental groups asked a federal court on Oct. 21 to throw out the Trump administration’s assessment of oil and gas activity’s likely effects on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it dismisses the chance of another disastrous blowout …

23 10, 2020

Washington Begin Develops Wildfire Smoke Worker-Safety Rules

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The Washington Department of Labor & Industries is developing new workplace safety and health rules regarding wildfire smoke. The L&I announced the move this week in response to an increasing number of acres burned by wildfires in the state each …

23 10, 2020

Kansas Governor Wants Statewide Mask Mandate

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Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is again calling for a statewide mask mandate as the coronavirus case count continues to climb in rural parts of the state that don’t require them. Kelly said that two-thirds of the state’s COVID-19 cases …