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Michigan Farmer to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement Over Crop Insurance Fraud
Gaylord D. Lincoln and G. Lincoln Farms, LLC, located in Springport, Michigan, have agreed to pay $1,200,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for federal crop insurance and federal …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 4:48 PM |
Focus Acquires Ohio-Based Alpha Insurance Group
Focus Financial Partners, a partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Alpha Property & Casualty, Inc., a licensed insurance agency in Westlake, Ohio, will join Focus partner firm Ancora …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 4:27 PM |
Ohio House Fire Injures 5 Firefighters
Five firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Ohio over the weekend, authorities said. Officials said the blaze was reported in a home in Springfield at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Assistant Chief Matt Smith said crews were on …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 4:09 PM |
Strong Category 4 Hurricane Ian Poised to Become One of the Costliest
With maximum sustained winds of 155mph as of midday Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian was just shy of Category 5 status and was expected to make landfall on the Gulf coast of Florida between Sarasota and Naples. The National Hurricane Center …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 4:08 PM |
QBE Sells Irish Casualty Renewal Rights to Ascot, as Part of Phased Withdrawal
QBE announced the sale of select Irish casualty commercial insurance portfolios to the Ascot Group via a renewal rights transaction. The sale follows QBE’s decision earlier this year to conduct a phased withdrawal from underwriting certain Republic of Ireland-domiciled direct …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:58 PM |
Fast Company Shuts Website After Hack Sends ‘Obscene’ Apple News Notifications
U.S. business and media publication Fast Company said it shut down its website on Tuesday evening after the site was hacked and sent “obscene and racist” notifications to Apple users via the iPhone maker’s Apple News service. News publishers using …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:54 PM |
Unlicensed Louisiana Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud
In June 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit New Orleans Field Office (LSP-IFAT-NFO) began an investigation into a Marrero business providing fraudulent insurance policies. Troopers received information from the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) that representatives …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:46 PM |
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Sued for Race Discrimination
Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable Home Furnishings, a furniture retailer and lessor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, violated federal law when it subjected an African American manager-in-training to a hostile work environment and then discharged him in retaliation when …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:41 PM |
Acrisure Buys UK Broker CRK Commercial Insurance Services Ltd.
Acrisure, the fintech company that operates a top-10 global insurance broker, announced it had acquired CRK Commercial Insurance Services Ltd., the specialist commercial schemes provider. Financial details of the deal, which is expected to close in early October, were not …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 3:27 PM |
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with self-driving features, according …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 11:15 AM |
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