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1. Florida AG Says His Office Investigating ‘Anti-Public Adjuster’ Endorsements in Policies

   In the long-simmering clash between property insurers and public adjusters, the adjusters now have Florida’s chief law enforcement officer on their side, after state Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office will investigate anti-public adjuster endorsements in some Florida insurance …

2. Truck Overturns in Kansas City, Spilling Cattle Onto Streets

   Dozens of cattle spilled onto a street in Kansas City, Missouri, when a semitractor-trailer plunged off a highway overpass in the city’s downtown area and onto a car early Sunday, shutting down some roads and setting off a search for …

3. Iowa Man Indicted in Ponzi Scheme

   A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa recently returned an indictment charging Willam Bernard Tunink with 10 counts of wire fraud related to a Ponzi scheme involving multiple victims and millions of dollars of loss to the victims. As …

4. TDI Launches Fraud Task Force

   The Texas Department of Insurance this week launched an insurance fraud task force that includes representatives from law enforcement, the insurance industry, consumer groups and other partners. The task force was initiated at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, who …

5. Investigation Underway Into Airman’s Fatal Fall at College Football Game

   The U.S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia, according to the Air Force. U.S. Air Force Tech. …