Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors found 44 serious violations at the Zotos International plant in Geneva.
A Dracut woman police said was deliberately inhaling compressed air while driving has pleaded guilty in a car crash that seriously injured three pedestrians. Prosecutors said 18-year-old Catherine Gaudette pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lowell District Court to charges including aggravated …
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has proposed this week an assessment rate for workers’ compensation insurers of 6.75 percent for the coming year, effective July 15, 2012.This rate has remained level every year since 2008. Director Charles Fogarty …
Ten passengers are suing JetBlue over a flight during which a pilot had to be physically restrained after screaming about religion and terrorism. They claim the airline was “grossly negligent” in allowing him to fly. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday …
New York regulators said they have ordered three major insurers offering ‘force-placed’ homeowners insurance in New York to submit proposals for new premium rates.The state’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) said Tuesday the order was sent out after regulators determined …
New York’s top court says misrepresentations on insurance forms by the operator of a crane involved in a deadly collapse four years ago could also limit coverage for the developer and builder.
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) said four new agencies in the Northeast region joined the partnership in May.
USI Insurance Services completed the acquisition of Lynch, Beretta and Bucci Insurance, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based P/C insurance agency that specializes in a wide range of personal lines, commercial lines and specialty products, including Rhode Island contractors and restaurant insurance. Terms …
A renewed push is under way in New York City to ban horse-drawn carriages after a horse was recently injured in an accident with an SUV.Carriage rides through Central Park are a staple of city tourism, but for years now, …
Atlanta-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Beecher Carlson has named John Borch as an accounting manager in its National Captive Practice. He will be based in the company’s Burlington, Vermont office and report to Peter A. Kranz, senior vice …
