Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine April 5, 2021 By Tom Hals Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical...
New Jersey Bill Requiring Insurers Explain BI Policies Lands on Governor’s Desk April 1, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield A New Jersey bill that requires insurers issuing business interruption policies in the state provide policyholders with a summary of...
New York City Loses Appeal Seeking to Hold Oil Firms Liable for Global Warming Effects April 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Sebastien Malo A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected New York City’s effort to hold five major oil companies liable to help...
Ex-Employee Gets Five Years for Stealing from Rhode Island Law Firm April 1, 2021 A former bookkeeper and office manager at a Rhode Island law firm who previously pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly three-quarters...
Former USPS Carrier Sentenced in Maryland for Working While Receiving Disability Comp April 1, 2021 A former U.S. Postal Service (USPS) carrier has been sentenced on a federal charge in Maryland for making false statements...
Massachusetts’ Risk Strategies Acquires Specialty Insurance Solutions April 1, 2021 Risk Strategies, a Boston, Massachusetts-based national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Specialty Insurance Solutions (SIS), expanding...
Severe Thunderstorms Roar Through New Jersey; Thousands Lose Power March 31, 2021 Severe thunderstorms that roared through New Jersey left thousands without power and brought down dozens of trees that damaged homes...
Vermont State Agency Offers to Assist Residents After Rare Tornado March 31, 2021 State officials in Vermont say they’re ready to assist residents with insurance claims as they cleanup and rebuild following Friday’s...
Brown Thayer Shedd Insurance Agency Rebrands as Cross Private Client Insurance March 31, 2021 Brown Thayer Shedd Insurance Agency (BTS Insurance Agency), a Darien, Connecticut-based division of Cross Insurance, has rebranded as Cross Private...
Police Say New York Construction Worker Killed in Trench Collapse March 30, 2021 A construction worker was killed when a trench collapsed on him while he was working in a residential development in...