Florida’s $833 million My Safe Florida Home mitigation program is as popular as ever, providing grants for homeowners to harden their homes and install new roofs. But it’s wasteful, is a tax-dollar giveaway, and has some glaring issues that do …
Construction is finished on a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm, the first project to reach this stage during President Donald Trump’s time in office. Offshore construction was completed Friday night on Vineyard Wind with the installation of the final blades, …
Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the launch of BX1, a new Bermuda-domiciled insurance facility designed to provide US-based clients with an excess casualty insurance solution offering a unified block of $50 million capacity, placement certainty, and superior policy …
A cardiology business and three physicians in Arizona were ordered to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations they performed medically unnecessary vein ablations. Tri-City Cardiology, P.C., a physician group based in the metro area of Phoenix, and three physicians, are …
Los Angeles County buses will soon be large, rolling warnings against workers’ compensation fraud. L.A. County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the launch of a countywide LA Metro bus advertisement campaign in which buses will bear warnings that lying …
Florida authorities have charged a contractor with underreporting payroll and avoiding more than $1 million in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Jacques G. Denomme, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested in Martin County and released on bond earlier this month, after …
An employee has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after being injured when performing a “common courtesy” even though her employer maintains what she did was outside the course and scope of her employment. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has …
Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced it has acquired a new strategic partner, Morse Insurance Agency, a property/casualty insurance agency based in North Easton, Mass. Morse Insurance Agency operates multiple locations across the state, including offices in North Easton, Norton, Bridgewater, …
ALM Freight, LLC, an Amazon delivery service company, agreed to pay $47,000 and LMDmax Corp., ALM’s employment agency, agreed to pay $60,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency …
The home of the world’s highest-flying social media companies is considering a measure to clip their wings. A bipartisan bill in California would establish a minimum age requirement for social media accounts, curtailing the access of minors to platforms such …