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Texas Staffing Agency to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee and institute significant reforms to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the

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CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium

CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium

CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty and MGA business, announced the completion of its acquisition of Atrium, the Lloyd’s managing agency. Atrium will retain its brand name and operate independently under the leadership of CEO John Fowle and its existing management team. Financial details of the deal, which was first announced in July

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Florida Insurance Agency VP Sentenced to 3 Years in Massive ACA Fraud Scheme

Florida Insurance Agency VP Sentenced to 3 Years in Massive ACA Fraud Scheme

A federal judge sentenced a Pembroke Pines insurance broker to almost three years in prison and millions of dollars in restitution for leading a scheme that fraudulently enrolled thousands of people—many of them homeless—in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans. Dafud Iza, formerly vice president of Fiorella Insurance Agency, in Stuart, pleaded guilty in April

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Trucordia Acquires First Texas Agency

Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Trucordia announced the acquisition of the First Texas Agency business, based in Houston, Texas. With a commitment to guiding clients with education about insurance solutions, First Texas Agency builds strong client relationships throughout the Houston area and beyond. Helfer & Associates, a nationally recognized advisory firm known for guiding independent insurance businesses through high-value M&A

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Insurance Journal Launches Annual Agency Salary Survey: Participate Now

Insurance Journal Launches Annual Agency Salary Survey: Participate Now

Insurance Journal has opened its annual Agency Salary Survey, inviting retail insurance agency professionals across the property/casualty sector to participate. The survey is open to agency owners, principals, producers, account managers, CSRs, and support staff, offering a comprehensive look at compensation trends across agency roles and experience levels. Completion takes approximately 15 minutes, and all

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Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers

New Jersey Compensation Bureau Back Online After Cyber Incident

The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic analysis and had implemented measures to secure potentially impacted devices. Servers that may have been affected by the issue

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Ryanair Hit by €256 Million Fine in Italy Travel Agency Spat

Ryanair Hit by €256 Million Fine in Italy Travel Agency Spat

Ryanair Holdings Plc was fined nearly €256 million ($302 million) by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for allegedly using an “abusive strategy” to thwart customers who booked through travel agencies. The Rome-based competition authority said Europe’s most popular airline imposed barriers such as additional facial verification on those passengers, blocked certain agency bookings by disabling payments and

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Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say

Trump Bid to Defund CFPB Is Crippling the Agency, States Say

The Trump administration is illegally trying to cripple the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to ask the Federal Reserve for funds needed to run the independent regulator, a group of mostly Democratic-led states said in a federal lawsuit. CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought’s decision will “virtually guarantee” the agency runs out of money in

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