22 02, 2021

Mother of 11-Year-Old Who Died in Texas Freeze Sues Power Companies for $100M

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The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during last week’s freeze has filed a $100 million lawsuit against two power companies for gross negligence. Maria Pineda said the …

22 02, 2021

Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid

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A federal judge tossed out a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker’s spouse getting sick with Covid-19. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San Francisco on Monday dismissed the complaint filed by Corby …

22 02, 2021

Family of Woman Killed in New Orleans Float Accident Sues Carnival Krewe

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The family of a woman killed in a float accident during the 2020 Nyx parade is suing the krewe, its captain, and the City of New Orleans. The family of Geraldine Turner Carmouche claims that the city, the Mystic Krewe …

22 02, 2021

Texas Ranchers Scrambled to Keep Animals Alive in Extreme Cold

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Texas ranchers worked overtime to haul water and hay to cattle to keep them alive during a freak winter storm, but some cows succumbed to unusual icy temperatures that also killed chickens, idled meat plants and threatened crops. The deaths …

23 02, 2021

Arch to Back Coalition Cyber Insurance Programs with Long-Term Capacity

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Arch Insurance North America and Coalition have formed a multi-year partnership to provide Coalition with long-term capacity for its U.S. and Canada Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions insurance programs. The capacity will be available through Arch Insurance North America’s …

23 02, 2021

U.S. Fraud Crackdown Eroding Private Equity’s Liability Shield

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Insiders said one company pushed unnecessary pain medication to the U.S. military; another promoted an unproven treatment for children with cancer; and a third used unlicensed counselors to treat poor people with mental illness. In all three cases, taxpayers footed …

23 02, 2021

UK’s Aviva to Sell French Business for $3.9 Billion, Continuing Core-Market Strategy

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Aviva Plc agreed to sell its French business for 3.2 billion euros ($3.9 billion), the largest deal so far in Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc’s push to streamline the UK insurer. The unit was sold to French mutual insurer Aema …

16 02, 2021

Progressive to Buy Transportation Insurer Protective for $338 Million

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The Progressive Corp. is acquiring Indiana-based trucking industry insurer Protective Insurance Corp. in a move that will increase its stake in the commercial lines insurance market. Progressive has agreed to pay $23.30 per share in cash, for a total transaction …

16 02, 2021

USI Insurance Services Acquires Inland Insurance in Washington

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USI Insurance Services has acquired Spokane, Wash.-based Inland Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Inland Insurance is an independent risk management and employee benefits agency serving businesses and individuals throughout eastern Washington. Valhalla, N.Y.-based USI is an …

16 02, 2021

Most Oregonians Applying for Disaster Aid After 2020 Wildfires Denied

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More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires and about 57% of them were denied. Jefferson Public Radio reports that nearly 14,000 Oregonians have been denied aid, according to data provided by the Federal …