Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Penn., has announced a series of senior leadership changes within the Claims, Sales & Products and Information Technology divisions. The organizational changes are in conjunction with the January 2021 retirement of Chris Zimmer, senior vice …
A coalition of business advocacy and local government groups have renewed calls for reform to a New York law that has been on the books since the late 1800s. New York State Labor Law sections 240/241, known as the Scaffold …
Two members of Congress from New York called on the National Transportation Safety Board to reverse its decision not to send an investigator to the scene of a small plane crash that killed a prominent attorney and his niece. Reps. …
Ametros has hired Nicole Chappelle as vice president of Settlement Solutions, leading the professional administrator’s strategy for settlement initiatives. Chappelle’s background in workers’ compensation, working with insurers, third-party administrators and other stakeholders in the settlement process makes her qualified to …
A series of arson fires in the town of Stowe has prompted the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Vermont police to offer a $15,000 reward for help leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is …
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Bernstein Insurance LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bernstein Insurance’s principal owner, Jennifer Bernstein, was previously part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s exclusive distribution model and is …
A metal recycler has been fined nearly $3 million for improperly disposing of hazardous waste on its site, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said. The $2.7 million fine is the largest the state has issued for a hazardous waste …
A single-engine seaplane skipped twice on the water of Long Island Sound while landing and crashed on top of a concrete pier in Queens, killing a passenger and sending the pilot and another passenger to the hospital with serious injuries, …
State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill at more than 100 mph and crashed in a ravine, killing 20 people, federal investigators said. National Transportation Safety Board …
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of WFG Benefits Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in McLean, Va., WFG Benefits Inc. is an insurance and employee benefit planning firm with more than 30 …
