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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Troopers to Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by two state police officers accused of failing to protect a woman from a man who went on a deadly rampage, allowing a civil lawsuit to proceed. Troopers were accused of …

Former Police Department Employee Sentenced for Bribery, Insurance Fraud

A former employee of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was sentenced to 78 days in jail, to be spent on weekends, for accepting more than $40,000 in bribes in exchange for providing personal identifying information of traffic crash victims and …

Specialty Program Group Acquires Assets of CM&F Group

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, acquired the assets of CM&F Group, a digital provider of healthcare liability insurance coverage for individuals and groups. CM&F, formerly Cotterell, Mitchell & Fifer, was founded …

Partial Storm Disaster Declaration Granted; New Hampshire to Appeal

President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu said Monday. The request was granted for the storms …

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud After Staging Motor Vehicle Accident

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 180 days in the Essex County Correctional Facility as a condition of probation for committing insurance fraud when he staged a motor vehicle accident in Newark, New Jersey. James E. Payne of Wilkes Barre, …

Syracuse University Settles $3.7M Gender Pay Lawsuit

Syracuse University will pay $3.7 million to settle a lawsuit brought by five female faculty members who claimed they were paid less than their male counterparts who held equivalent positions. The settlement entered in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn will …

FEMA Flood Insurance Update Could Mean Higher Premiums in Connecticut

Flood insurance premiums figure to increase for thousands of Connecticut residents when the federal government implements a new rate system, some by as much as $100 per month – but most by up to $10 monthly. The Federal Emergency Management …

People Moves: New Hire at Paragon; Promotions at Preferred Mutual

Connecticut’s Paragon Insurance Holdings Hires Koller Paragon Insurance Holdings hired Duffy Koller as president of its newly formed casualty excess and surplus practice. In this role, he will focus on construction, manufacturing and distribution, as well as premises liability on …

Morse Insurance Agency Merges with Habig & Magoon

The Morse Insurance Agency Inc. merged with the Habig & Magoon Insurance Agency on October 1, 2021. In the mid-1980s, the Morse Insurance Agency’s first merger, between the David R. Morse Insurance Agency and the John I. Lowndes Insurance Agency, …

InsurTech NY Announces Launch of Insurance Collaboration Index

InsurTech NY, a resource for the InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced the launch of its Insurance Collaboration Index. Based on input from InsurTech executives, the index scores insurance and reinsurance companies on their willingness and ability …

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