New Hampshire has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the mother of Harmony Montgomery, a 5-year-old girl whose father was convicted of murdering her. Crystal Sorey filed a negligence lawsuit against the state last May accusing social workers of ignoring …

Rhode Island’s top legal chief announced last week that a Massachusetts construction company has agreed to pay $11 million to settle criminal charges that it illegally dumped thousands of tons of contaminated fill in the Ocean State’s capital city during …

An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to …

Australia has drafted in emergency service teams from across the nation to help with clean-up operations after devastating floods in the eastern state of New South Wales. Almost 200 additional personnel will take up specialist roles including water rescue, and …

California is joining an 11-state coalition to advance clean vehicles in response to a vote by the U.S. Senate to revoke California’s authority to set its own clean air standards. The Affordable Clean Cars Coalition was formed to push the …

An insurance brokerage executive in California will plead guilty to breaking federal campaign laws by making contributions illegally to a joint fundraising committee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Central District of California office. The DOJ charged Teena Maria …

Starwind Specialty Insurance Services named Graham Jenks the president of JH Blades Group, which encompasses JH Blades Energy, JH Blades Marine, Southern Marine and Energy Technical Underwriters (ETU). JH Blades is a specialty platform of Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a …

The shareholders of the Swiss insurers Helvetia Holding Ltd. and Baloise Holding Ltd. approved the merger to form Helvetia Baloise Holding Ltd., at their respective extraordinary general meetings. Upon the closing of the merger, Helvetia Baloise will become the second-largest …

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Private capital firms grappling with a moribund dealmaking climate are increasingly turning to a niche securitized product to raise cash. Collateralized fund obligations, or CFOs, slice and dice private portfolios into bonds, many with top ratings, allowing their issuers to …

Owners of dangerous dogs in Florida will soon have to secure at least $100,000 in liability insurance coverage after the governor signed House Bill 593 into law this week. Also known as the Pam Rock Act after a mail carrier …

Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it plans establish its North American headquarters in metro Atlanta, where the automaker will expand its existing U.S. corporate hub by adding hundreds of jobs relocated from other cities. The change will add about 500 jobs …

A man has been charged with providing alcohol to the 20-year-old who fell from the outfield stands at a Pittsburgh Pirates game on April 30. Ethan Kirkwood, 21, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges of furnishing alcohol …

The company that operated a Georgia chlorine plant with a history of explosions, chemical fires and toxic clouds that have drifted over neighborhoods outside Atlanta has decided not to rebuild the main manufacturing facility in Conyers. In a statement, BioLab …

Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has reached an out of court settlement of its legal dispute with the excess and surplus insurance firm Dellwood that was started by former AIG executives. In a filing in federal district court in …

COVU, Inc., an AI-native customer servicing platform for the insurance industry announced the acquisition of Uno Insurance Services, a fast-growing Texas-based agency with a stronghold in Houston’s Spanish-speaking communities and a track record of revenue growth through targeted acquisitions. This …

BMS Group, the London-based independent re/insurance broker, has acquired Istanbul, Turkey-based Oria Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş. Financial details were not provided. Founded in 2019, Oria is an independent insurance and reinsurance broking firm that has built a strong reputation …

Former major league outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf is suing the Cincinnati Reds for damages after he suffered a career-ending injury while crashing into an uncovered tarp roller at Great American Ballpark two years ago. The lawsuit filed Thursday in the …

Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment. Shale oil wells in the Permian …

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance released preliminary uninsured estimates for properties in the St. Louis in response to the F3 tornado that struck the region on Friday, May 16. DCI Department Director Angela Nelson said the department collects …