AssuredPartners Acquires Halstead Agency of Massachusetts October 3, 2024 Global insurance broker AssuredPartners announced it has acquired Halstead Insurance Agency, a Fitchburg, Massachusetts-based agency offering personal and commercial insurance....
Maryland Governor Aims to Reduce Vacant Properties in Baltimore by 5,000 October 3, 2024 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership...
1 in 10 Tri-State Properties at High Flood Risk: New York Fed October 3, 2024 Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that nearly one million houses and multifamily buildings in New...
Virginia School Board Settles With Teacher Fired Over Trans Student’s Pronouns October 3, 2024 A Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Farmers Insurance of Flemington October 2, 2024 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Vermont Diocese Files for Bankruptcy With No Insurance Left for Past Abuse Claims October 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it continues to face lawsuits...
Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation October 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse...
After Firefighting Foam Spill, Maine Water Tests Below Danger Level October 2, 2024 By Patrick Whittle Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state’s largest recorded accidental spill...
Jury Awards $24M to Pennsylvania Man Injured in Botched Spinal Surgery October 1, 2024 A Pennsylvania jury has awarded a $23.87 million verdict to James Spangler, a 58-year-old Harley Davidson mechanic from Manchester who...
Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Claims Cost Grew 3% a Year: WCRI October 1, 2024 The average cost of workers’ compensation claims in Delaware, for cases with more than seven days of lost work, went...