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Texas Lifts Bans on CDLs for Temporary Agriculture Workers
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Monday lifted a restriction on commercial drivers licenses and permits for immigrants with temporary agriculture work visas and removed the Spanish language option for CDL tests following changes in federal requirements. In September, …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 9:00 AM |
Okla. Workers’ Compensation Commission Warns of Scam Targeting Injured Workers
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is alerting residents of a scam targeting injured workers. Scammers have contacted injured workers by phone, text message, or social media by claiming to be a workers’ compensation attorney, according to the commission. The scammer …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 8:00 AM |
US Looks to Unblock Hormuz With Quiet Version of Project Freedom
A month after President Donald Trump announced — and then abandoned — a plan to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military is trying less public ways of protecting vessels in the vital waterway. Rather than …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 7:46 AM |
Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally
The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the most exposed region, according to a fresh analysis. While insurance coverage has broadly kept pace with rising catastrophe exposure, the …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 7:26 AM |
SEC, Musk Defend Settlement After Judge Cites ‘Red Flags’
A proposed settlement between Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission to end the agency’s Twitter Inc. stake lawsuit came after almost a year of negotiations, attorneys for the agency said Monday after a judge raised concerns about the …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 5:11 AM |
Business Moves: Buy of Fortegra Completed by Korean Insurer DB
The Fortegra Group said its acquisition by South Korea’s DB Insurance Co. has been completed. Jacksonville, Florida-based Fortegra will operate independently and keep its existing leadership team as well as distribution relationships. “Agents, distribution partners, and customers will continue to …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 5:08 AM |
Acrisure Goes After Former Owners of Businesses it Acquired for Leaving to Compete
Brokerage Acrisure has filed a federal lawsuit, accusing a former employee of using employees and intellectual property to peal away at least 50 clients to a company he started—named after one Acrisure acquired in 2016. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based global …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 5:05 AM |
97,000 More Connecticut Residents Will Have Medical Debt Erased
More than 97,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters in the mail starting this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased. Governor Ned Lamont’s administration launched the program in partnership with the national nonprofit …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 5:00 AM |
Buckner Expanding Operations in Utah With New Office
Buckner is opening its eighth office location, this one in St. George, Utah. Jameson Carr will help lead Buckner’s expansion efforts in Southern Utah. Salt Lake City-based Buckner is a regional brokerage with more than $50 million in reported annual …
POSTED JUNE 03, 2026 5:00 AM |
Northeast States Sue Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Farm Cancellation
Seven U.S. states led by New York sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for canceling a major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York in exchange for a pledge by its owner to invest instead in fossil fuel …
POSTED JUNE 02, 2026 6:01 PM |
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