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Southeast Seas Rising Faster than Other Regions, ‘Turbocharging’ Floods, Report Finds From the Rio Grande to the Outer Banks, sea levels are rising faster than most other parts of the world, blocking the outflow of rivers and streams and causing inland flooding that would not have been seen just a few …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:01 AM |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: No Coverage for Mother’s Distress Over Son’s Overdose Death The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that Nationwide Property and Casualty is not obligated to defend its homeowner insureds against a wrongful death claim for emotional and mental distress brought by a mother whose son died from a drug overdose …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:00 AM |
Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said. Authorities said the case appears to be among the first …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:00 AM |
California Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Underreporting Nearly $1M in Payroll Kent Bo Fridolfsson, 67, of Benicia, California, pleaded guilty to six charges of insurance fraud and grand theft after a joint investigation with the California Department of Insurance, Solano County District Attorney’s Office and the Employment Development Department reportedly revealed …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:00 AM |
New Mexico Restaurant Settles Wage-Theft Complaint After Prolonged Legal Battle New Mexico labor announced a legal settlement that resolves longstanding accusations of unpaid wages against a restaurant business in northwestern New Mexico. The Workforce Solutions Department said in a news release that 505 Burgers Farmington LLC has agreed to pay …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:00 AM |
$24.5M Settlement in New Mexico over Natural Gas Flaring in Permian Basin New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin. The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced this week is the largest settlement the state Environment Department …
POSTED MAY 02, 2024 5:00 AM |
Travelers to Open Technology Office in Atlanta Just as companies worldwide struggle with the office-versus-remote work question, Travelers has decided to open a 2,800-square-foot office site in Atlanta to house its artificial intelligence, data science and other technology operations. Travelers, a global property and casualty insurer, plans …
POSTED MAY 01, 2024 4:05 PM |
Prudential to Wind Down Direct-to-Consumer Assurance Business Less than five years after acquiring online insurance startup Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion, Prudential is shutting it down. “Prudential Financial routinely evaluates strategic opportunities for its businesses that are aligned with its long-term growth strategy,” the company said in …
POSTED MAY 01, 2024 4:05 PM |
Insurtechs Root, Lemonade Book Q1 Net Income Losses but Each Tout Progress Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter 2024 of $6.2 million but said it recorded operating income for the first time in the company’s history. The net income loss for the first three months of the …
POSTED MAY 01, 2024 3:24 PM |
Kansas Won’t Legalize Medical Marijuana for at Least a Year TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates …
POSTED MAY 01, 2024 3:14 PM |
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