Allan Bryant scans the sky as he watches over a minutes-old calf huddled under a tree line with its mother. After a few failed tries, the calf stands on wobbly legs for the first time, looking to nurse. Above, a …
Don’t Look Now, But Citizens Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in Florida
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer of last resort, is no longer the largest carrier in Florida. The ranking is seen as a significant milestone in the push for a more stable, market-based insurance market. Citizens’ leadership announced late …
Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to New York Abortion Shield Law
A New York judge dismissed a legal challenge Friday from Texas seeking to enforce a more than $100,000 civil judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman in an early test of the state’s “shield …
‘I Thought I Had Died,’ Testifies Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student
A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she thought she had died that day. Abby Zwerner testified in her $40 million lawsuit filed against a former assistant principal …
6 in 10 Construction Workers Report Anxiety, Depression in Past Year
Nearly two-thirds of construction workers reported experiencing anxiety or depression in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by design-build firm Clayco. Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,000 construction workers surveyed said they felt the impact of …
LP Expands into Oregon With Acquisition of Mountain West
LP Insurance Services is expanding into Oregon with the acquisition of Mountain West Insurance Services Inc., based in Salem. The Salem team will continue serving clients throughout the Willamette Valley and beyond. The new LP Insurance Salem office is at …
San Francisco Mayor Proposes Denser Housing to Tackle Affordability Crisis
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is trying to get more homes built for people like Liam Murphy: a fifth-generation city kid who found himself repeatedly outbid for tiny two-bedroom houses that wound up selling for $1.6 million. Murphy, 39, now …
NTSB Agrees With Requiring Inspections of 2,000 Learjets After Arizona Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets—which have long been associated with the rich and famous—to urgently inspect their landing gear to make sure they won’t collapse as happened in a fatal crash in February …
New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims
A Bermuda captive that insured several New York hospitals affiliated with a leading Jewish not-for-profit organization says it is insolvent, citing millions of dollars in child sex abuse claims brought against it under the state’s Child Victims Act (CVA). Northeast …
8 Auto Insurance Providers to Pay $19M Over Data Breaches
New York State is securing more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance providers for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation. Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said that inadequate cybersecurity controls allowed hackers to …