Rescuers Race Against Time in Search for Survivors in Japan After Powerful Quakes Leave 73 Dead January 4, 2024 By Hiro Komae, Richard Colombo and Yuri Kageyama SUZU, Japan (AP) — Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold...
Hotel Owners Agree to Settle Disability Discrimination Case for $100K January 4, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff The owners and operators of a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, have agreed to pay $100,000 to a former general manager...
DC Appellate Court Asks for Guidance in Case of Intoxicated Man’s Fall from Train Platform January 4, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The federal circuit appeals court for the District of Columbia (D.C.) has asked D.C’s highest court for guidance on the...
As Atlantic City Adds More Security Cameras, 2 Men Are Killed in Areas Already Covered by Them January 4, 2024 By Wayne Parry ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — One man was fatally stabbed while another was found bleeding to death on New Year`s...
Third Conspirator Convicted in Family-Run Check Cashing Fraud Scheme January 4, 2024 By Jim Sams A third conspirator has been sentenced to prison for her participation in a Florida check-cashing scheme that used shell companies...
Berkshire Utility Sells Blue-Chip Bonds to Pay Wildfire Claims January 3, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Josh Saul Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp is selling US investment-grade bonds to help fund settlement claims related to wildfires in Oregon....
Georgia Man Charged with Depriving Liberty Mutual of $9M in Workers’ Comp Premiums January 3, 2024 By Insurance Journal staff Georgia authorities last week announced the arrest of a contractor charged with underreporting payroll and defrauding Liberty Mutual Insurance Co....
Minn. Woman Sues Dentist After 4 Root Canals, 8 Dental Crowns and 20 Fillings in a Single Visit January 3, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20...
Insurer AIG Leads Policy for Japan Airlines Plane, Sources Say January 3, 2024 LONDON —U.S. insurer AIG was the lead insurer on a $130 million “all-risks” policy for the Japan Airlines airplane which...
Powerful Earthquakes Leave at Least 55 Dead, Destroy Buildings in Japan January 3, 2024 By Hiro Komae and Yuri Kageyama WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 55 people dead...