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8 04, 2024

The Risky Economics of ‘Going Bare’ Without Homeowners Insurance

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Owning a home can feel like risky business, from coming up with the mortgage payment every month to worrying about disasters like fires or floods or tornadoes. But here is something riskier still: Going without home insurance in the U.S. …

4 04, 2024

A New Approach: Florida Agents Association Makes Big Investment in Startup Insurer

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The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent group in the state, has taken the unprecedented step of investing in a startup insurance carrier, a move designed to help keep agents in the game and bring more capacity to …

5 04, 2024

Texas Chemical Plant to Pay $6.6M Over Injuries From 2019 Fire

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Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC (ITC) has agreed to pay over $6.6 million to federal and state natural resource trustees to resolve claims for natural resource damages resulting from a 2019 fire at ITC’s Deer Park terminal facility near Houston that …

4 04, 2024

Nationwide Survey Finds Distracted Driving Still an Issue

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A survey of passenger car and commercial drivers finds that distracted driving is still a significant safety issue, according to a recent survey by insurance carrier, Nationwide. The new latest driving behaviors survey revealed additional risky behaviors impacting all drivers …

8 04, 2024

Loss of Engine Cover on Southwest Boeing 737-800 Prompts FAA Probe

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An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an investigation. No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 …

4 04, 2024

SEC Bribery Unit Probes Technology Companies’ Use of Contractors

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is asking publicly traded tech companies about their relationships with distributors and other business partners outside the US in a push to root out possible corruption, according to people familiar with the matter. The …

8 04, 2024

Women in UK Financial Services Earn One-Third Less Than Male Colleagues: Data Show

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Some of Britain’s top financial firms pay women 28.8% less on average than male counterparts, salary data from 21 companies reviewed by Reuters shows, even though they say they are striving to hire more females for higher-paid, senior roles. Banks, …

4 04, 2024

Utility Company Skips Texas Panhandle Wildfire Hearings

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AMPA — A company hired to inspect utility poles in the Panhandle declined to testify before Texas lawmakers Wednesday, as part of the state’s inquiry into the Smokehouse Creek fire — the largest wildfire in state history that burned more …

4 04, 2024

LSU Settles Case Involving Sexual Assault Allegations Against Football Players

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and 10 former students who sued the school over alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence complaints against football players and others at Louisiana’s flagship state university have settled the case. “The Court …

4 04, 2024

Sanofi to Settle 4,000 Zantac Cancer Lawsuits in US State Courts

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Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 U.S. lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said on Wednesday. Sanofi did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. The agreement, which still needs …