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Earthquake Felt Across Southern New England

An earthquake struck southern New England on Sunday morning but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake centered a few miles off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzards Bay struck just after 9 a.m., according to Randy …

Johnstone Partners Hires Friedman as an Adjuster in New York

Johnstone Partners has expanded its national risk management and claims adjusting practices with the hire of Andrew Friedman in New York. Friedman joins Johnstone Partners as an adjuster with six years of claims experience. He will bring his expertise to …

New Jersey Construction Worker Dies After Being Trapped Under Large Steel Beam

A construction worker was killed when he got trapped under a large steel beam at a site in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Orlando Rivas, 45, of Newark, was working in East Hanover when he became pinned beneath the beam …

N.Y. Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Tow Yard Arson Causing $100K in Damages

A New York man has been charged with arson and other crimes after allegedly setting fire to vehicles in a tow yard and filing an insurance claim to collect the cash. Egor Spiridonov, of Broad Channel, Queens, has been charged …

Pipeline Company Agrees to Pay $800K in Fines, Road Fixes in Massachusetts

A natural gas pipeline company and one of its contractors has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle allegations that they violated Massachusetts environmental protection laws during the construction of a natural gas pipeline in 2017, and another $500,000 to repair …

UFG Insurance Names Lavallee as UFG Surety New England Branch Manager

UFG Insurance has named Dave Lavallee as UFG Surety branch manager of the New England surety branch. Lavallee has previously served as surety branch manager for Tokio Marine HCC for the last 12 years. He has experience in both managing …

Former Subway Conductor Charged for Allegedly Stealing $114K from NYC Transit

A former New York City Transit subway conductor has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly stealing approximately $114,000 in workers’ compensation payments from NYC Transit. “This defendant allegedly …

Delaware Elects Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Navarro to Second Term

Delaware’s incumbent insurance commissioner Trinidad Navarro has been elected to a second term, beating out opponent Dr. Julia Pillsbury with roughly 60% of the votes, according to New York Times data. Pillsbury was the candidate for the Republican party in …

Man Killed in Accident in Central Pennsylvania Mine

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating after a man died in a central Pennsylvania coal mine. Daniel Shoener, 37, of Donaldson, was struck by a rock about 1,000 feet below the surface in Williamstown Mine on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Fellow …

Gas Explosion Engulfs Three Long Island Homes in Flames

Two firefighters and a resident were injured when three Long Island houses were set ablaze by a gas explosion early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The explosion shortly after 5:30 a.m. destroyed three homes in Meadowmere Park in Nassau County, …

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