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21 01, 2025

Poll: Two-Thirds of Northwest Drivers Feel Comfortable Driving in Snow And Ice

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Many drivers feel ready to tackle Pacific Northwest winter weather. A poll shows 59% of Northwest drivers report feeling comfortable driving in snow and ice. PEMCO Mutual Insurance polled Washington and Oregon drivers for their perceptions about their own driving …

21 01, 2025

NJ Officials Cleared of Wrongdoing in Menendez Corruption Case

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By David Voreacos Jan 17, 2025, 2:56 PM Word Count: 346 (Bloomberg) — The New Jersey attorney general’s office cleared state law enforcement officials of wrongdoing in a corruption case involving former US Senator Robert Menendez, who awaits sentencing after …

21 01, 2025

GM Agrees to 5-Year Ban on Selling Drivers’ Location Data

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U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said last week. The agency alleged the largest U.S. …

21 01, 2025

Rainbow Gets $8M Series A Funding to Expand Small Business Offerings

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Rainbow, a digitally enabled managing general underwriter based in San Francisco, California, announced raising $8 million in Series A funding led by Zigg Capital. The MGU says the financing, which closed in the fourth quarter of 2024, will accelerate plans …

21 01, 2025

Vanguard to Pay $106 Million Over Retirement Fund Violations

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Vanguard Group will pay more than $106 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it made misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences to retail investors who held popular target-date retirement funds in taxable accounts. …

21 01, 2025

Liberty Mutual, Great American Balk at $20M Claim on Fake Basquiat Artwork

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized during an FBI raid at the Orlando Museum of …

21 01, 2025

North Carolina Settles on 15% Increase in HO Rates

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RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement announced Friday by …

21 01, 2025

Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part I – Delos

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While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion. Moody’s RMS, in …

21 01, 2025

Extreme Cold and Record Snowfall to Test Texas Power Grid

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A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids. Snow and sleet began dropping Monday night in Houston, …

21 01, 2025

Michigan Adult Care Company to Pay $170K in EEOC Lawsuit

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PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to the EEOC’s …