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Global Aerospace Hires Head of Claims Global Aerospace has appointed Rachel Priester as director of claims — USA, effective Feb. 7. Priester will report to Jeff Bruno, president and chief underwriting officer. Priester has 12 years of experience in the … Source: Claims Journal

Wei Wen Wu, 54, and Feng Wen Lam, 49, both of Arcadia, California, were charged with 43 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy after allegedly underreporting nearly $4.5 million in employee payroll. The scheme reportedly fraudulently reduced … Source: Claims Journal

Charles Taylor Acquires Investigations Firm Charles Taylor has acquired Contego Investigative Services, a nationally licensed investigations firm based in Orlando, Florida. Contego provides customized counter-fraud and special investigation services, including surveillance, social media investigations, background checks, medical facility canvasses, scene … Source: Claims Journal

WASHINGTON (AP)–Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is vowing to help stem rising traffic fatalities, releasing a broad-based strategy aimed at reducing speed, redesigning roads and boosting car safety features such as automatic emergency braking. Buttigieg told The Associated Press that new … Source: Claims Journal

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP)–A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured on video lifting heavy equipment. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. was … Source: Claims Journal

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP)–Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa. In central and northern Mozambique at least 11 people have died, including children … Source: Claims Journal

TOKYO (AP)–Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a utility pay compensation for their illnesses, which they say were triggered … Source: Claims Journal

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)–An Arizona couple whose two children and niece drowned when the family drove into a flooded wash are scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. Lacey Rawlings, 34, has pleaded guilty to seven counts of child abuse and will receive … Source: Claims Journal

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP)–A new lawsuit alleging negligence by school officials and a Michigan school shooting suspect’s parents was filed Thursday over the attack at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher. The … Source: Claims Journal

Carla Denise Garrison’s 8-year-old daughter picked up a used hypodermic needle from the parking lot outside a Target store and asked, “Mommy, what is this?” Garrison instinctively swatted the syringe away, poking her palm in the process. The puncture led … Source: Claims Journal