A Republican long-shot for governor and a Democratic favorite for insurance commissioner kicked off their campaigns this week with traditional stops in all three counties in Delaware. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and U.S. Sen. Thomas Carper spoke on behalf of …
Gov. John Rowland’s pledge on Tuesday that he will veto the medical malpractice insurance reform act when it crosses his desk is an encouraging sign that the governor is serious about implementing a lasting antidote to assure accessible and affordable …
The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Alan Crater has been named regional president of their downstate New York and New Jersey commercial lines divisions, effective immediately. Crater comes to Allmerica from The St. Paul Companies, and brings more …
The National Flood Insurance Program has completed reviews of the first group of claims review requests received from policyholders who suffered Hurricane Isabel-related damage. As part of the ongoing review, the National Flood Insurance Program’s general adjusters have reviewed 273 …
Charter Partners USA, Inc., a firm with offices in Easton, Penn. and Hampton, N.J. that serves 320 business owners with business services and products, has named Steven H. Lawrence to the newly created position of chief risk officer. Lawrence most …
A Long Island congressman wants to make New York state’s unprecedented cigarette fire safety law a national standard, saying it would save lives by preventing forgotten cigarettes from sparking fatal blazes. In July, New York is slated to become the …
Conn. Governor John G. Rowland today stood with doctors and members of the Connecticut State Medical Society to announce that he will veto medcial malpractice legislation rceently passed because it lacks caps on damage awards. Rowland said he would veto …
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a Union County man who fraudulently obtained more than $42,000 in Sept. 11 survivor benefits by claiming he had been displaced from his Manhattan employment as a result of the World Trade …
The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut have launched parallel investigations into certain fees being paid by insurance companies to insurance brokers with large corporate and government clients. At issue is whether there is anything improper being done when …
Engineering companies that worked on the massive Big Dig highway project filed suit against the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, saying the agency isn’t providing them with enough liability insurance against lawsuits. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, would require the …
