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Michigan Man Charged With Setting Fire to Church
A Flint, Michigan man was charged last week in a criminal complaint with arson and other related offenses for setting fire to St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. According to the criminal complaint, …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 6:55 PM |
Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Ban on Self-Referrals Does Not Apply to Pharmacies
The anti-referral provision in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law does not prevent a provider from referring a patient to a pharmacy in which the provider has a financial interest. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled 5-2 that the law’s prohibition on …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 6:00 PM |
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Race: Sullivan, Quinn Advance to Runoff
The race for the next Oklahoma insurance commissioner narrowed on Tuesday, as Bob Sullivan and Marty Quinn advanced out of the Republican primary to an Aug. 25 runoff. Sullivan, a third-generation insurance professional, was the top vote-getter, receiving about 37% …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 4:34 PM |
World Insurance Acquires New Jersey’s ML Ruberton Agency
World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired the business of ML Ruberton Agency and MLR Risk Management (MLR) of Hammonton, New Jersey. MLR provides personal and commercial property insurance, life and health insurance, and consulting services. Terms of the March 1, …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 4:32 PM |
Doing its Job: Large Majority of Cyber Losses Covered by Insurance, Says Willis
More than 95% of average data breach losses and 90% of average first-party losses are adequately covered by insurance, according to a recent report by Willis, a WTW business. Cyber claims in Focus – Getting value from cyber insurance analyzed …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:49 PM |
Federal Investigators Probe Fatal Plane Crash Involving Skydivers in Missouri
Several of the skydivers killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers, including a leader at one of the sport’s biggest organizations. Federal investigators were at the crash site, about an hour …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:37 PM |
Wrong-Way AI Trade Costs Florida Stock-Picker $50 Billion
It was 180 degrees off the hot trade on Wall Street. Snub Nvidia Corp., the soaring king of artificial intelligence chips. Embrace Adobe Inc., a sinking casualty of AI disruption. Polen Capital did just that, and more, until it was …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:35 PM |
Washington National Airport Will Halt Operations for Most of July 4th
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will close on July 4 starting at noon (1600 GMT) due to 250th U.S. anniversary events in the U.S. capital region including a military flyover, according to the regional agency that manages its operations. The …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:31 PM |
Tropical Storm Arthur to Bring Heavy Rainfall to Gulf Coast States
A tropical storm developed off the coast of Texas on Wednesday, bringing a multiday heavy rainfall event across the Gulf Coast states. Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is forecast to move northeastward along …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:27 PM |
Emirates Offers War Travel Insurance as Gulf Carriers Reboot
Emirates Airline is offering travel insurance that includes medical coverage for war-related incidents and extended-stay support during disruptions, another example of how Gulf carriers are trying to reboot their businesses now that a US-Iran peace deal is on the table. …
POSTED JUNE 17, 2026 3:20 PM |
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