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Jury Awards $500K to Exploited Guatemalan Laborers in Michigan
A jury has awarded more than $500,000 to five men from Guatemala who said they were exploited and underpaid by a labor contractor that brought them to Michigan to plant and harvest fruit and vegetables. Much of the verdict last …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 9:00 AM |
People Moves: Feller Joins Huntington Insurance as Employee Benefits Senior Managing Director
Huntington Insurance Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Zack Feller as employee benefits senior managing director. Feller joins Huntington from Keystone, where he most recently served as president of employee benefits. Over his tenure at Keystone, he held multiple leadership …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 7:00 AM |
Tax Credit to Offset Insurance Deductibles Is Part of Missouri Legislative Package
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars of financial aid to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to remain in the state and help the St. Louis area recover …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 7:00 AM |
People Moves: Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director; WTW Makes Senior Hires to Insurance Consulting and Technology Business
Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director The Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 6:53 AM |
Climate Group Says State Farm Rate Hike to Cost California Homeowners $1,000
A report from a climate activist group says State Farm’s rate increases, if approved, would cost the average California homeowner more than $1,000. State Farm upped its rate request in May, a week after getting the OK for a large …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 6:27 AM |
Researchers Chase Hail Across Great Plains in Effort to Improve Forecasting
Wind roared against the SUV’s windows as its tires sloshed through water dumped onto the road by the downpour. A horizon-wide funnel cloud loomed out the window, several miles away. Then came the loud metallic pings on the roof. First …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 6:00 AM |
Viewpoint: Recalls and Claims Amid A Sea of Regulatory Change
The current regulatory and claims environment for products, food and beverage, automobiles, medical devices, and more, is rapidly shifting amid layoffs at the federal level, slowdowns on inspections, and the potential for reduced enforcement. In response, business leaders are working …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 5:31 AM |
Auto Insurance Satisfaction Rankings: High Lifetime Value Customers Most at Risk
[no_auto_dropcap]“It’s Now a Buyer’s Market for Auto Insurance, J.D. Power Finds.” That headline on top of an announcement about the release of the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Study this week summed up a key takeaway of the customer …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 5:06 AM |
Meta Sues Hong Kong Firm in Crackdown on Deepfake Nude Apps
Meta Platforms Inc. is suing a Hong Kong-based business for allegedly promoting so-called nudify apps, as the Facebook owner attempts to combat a surge in naked and sexual images created by artificial intelligence. The tech giant said it filed a …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 5:01 AM |
Man Charged After Claiming Deer Damage in What Was Actually a Fatal Hit-and-Run
From North Carolina to Florida, insurance fraud investigators have been busy the last few weeks, leading to the arrests of firefighters, alleged auto-crash stagers, and a man who reportedly filed a claim after his car killed a pedestrian. In Mooresville, …
POSTED JUNE 13, 2025 5:01 AM |
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