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People Moves: Medical Liability Insurer EmPRO Expands to Massachusetts, Names 3

Medical malpractice insurer EmPRO Insurance Co. has opened its first office in Massachusetts. The new Boston office marks EmPRO’s further expansion into the New England market, following prior entries into New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. To support its expansion, the …

Ice Cream Sandwich Maker Blames Agent for Lack of Recall Insurance After $4.5M Loss

The maker of Chipwich ice cream sandwiches is suing its insurance broker alleging the agency was negligent in failing to properly secure product recall insurance that would have helped it deal with what it claims is a $4.5 million loss …

Maine Weighs What to Do When Religion Collides With Auto Insurance

Maine lawmakers today are expected to consider a measure that would allow followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor vehicle insurance. Rep. Steve Foster (R-Dexter) introduced the bill on behalf of his Mennonite constituents who say insurance violates …

FAA Convening Emergency Task Force on Newark Telecom Outages

The Trump administration said on Monday it was convening an emergency task force and fast-tracking urgent steps to prevent additional telecom outages at the facility overseeing Newark air traffic after three incidents have shaken public confidence. Acting Federal Aviation Administration …

Man Who Fell 21 Feet at Pirates Game Takes First Steps But Has ‘Long Way to Go’

The 20-year-old man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a Pittsburgh Pirates game last week took his first steps Monday but still has “a long way to go” in …

Report Describes Final Moments of Plane Crash That Killed Massachusetts Family

Federal investigators are outlining the final moments of a plane crash last month in upstate New York that killed a family from Massachusetts heading to the Catskills to celebrate a birthday and the Passover holiday. The victims of the April …

Space War: Marsh Sues Willis Over Aviation Insurance Hires Soliciting Clients

Insurance broker Marsh USA is asking a New York court to stop several former employees and rival Willis Towers Watson from preparing to steal its aviation and space insurance clients using confidential information. In a lawsuit filed in New York …

Newark Plane Traffic Slowed Again Due to Telecoms Issue, FAA Says

The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to briefly slow arriving and departing planes at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday because of a new telecommunications issue, the agency said. The Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control suffered a new …

Report Shows NYC Helicopter Breaking Apart in Midair Before Crash That Killed 6

Federal officials last Wednesday released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing helicopter as it broke apart in midair last month, killing six people. The series of still photographs taken from surveillance camera video shows the fuselage, containing the …

20 Charged in Alleged Theft of 126 Cars Worth $4.6 Million in NYC and Suburbs

New York law enforcement officials reported that 20 men and women have been indicted and charged with participating in a scheme to steal cars throughout New York City and its suburbs. The vehicles — which officials said were valued at …

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