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Mansion at Risk of Tumbling Into Cape Cod Is Demolished

A luxury home that had been on the verge of tumbling into Cape Cod Bay due to erosion has been demolished. A potential collapse of the 5,100-square-foot home threatened oyster beds in nearby Wellfleet Harbor, but a dispute over its …

Maryland Woman Got $58K From USAA on Fake Water Claim. So She Tried Again

A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to defrauding USAA Insurance out of more than $58,000 in water damage claims by using faked invoices and photos. She was sentenced this week to five years in prison, but a judge suspended all but …

Judge Dismisses Charges Against NJ Insurance Exec Norcross

In a prosecution that local news outlets had called “stunning,” a New Jersey judge has made an equally stunning dismissal of corruption and racketeering charges against insurance executive and Democratic power broker George Norcross III and five co-defendants New Jersey …

Title Insurance Could Finally Come to New York Under Governor’s Budget Amendment

New York this year could become the 50th U.S. state to accept title insurance, after Gov. Kathy Hochul quietly submitted a single paragraph in her 2026 budget amendments last week. The proposed change “adds a provision stating the attorney general …

New York Dads Forgo $1.6 Billion in Paid State Leave, Study Says

New fathers are more likely to be eligible for state paid parental leave programs but less likely to take the time off, leaving as much as $1.6 billion on the table annually in New York alone, according to a new …

NYDFS Fines Three Dozen Auto Insurers $20M for Slow Reporting on Policies

Multi-year market conduct investigations by the New York State Department of Financial Services have resulted in $20 million in fines and consent orders against three dozen auto insurers – for failing to timely report new and terminated auto insurance policies. …

DoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million in Back Pay to New York Couriers

DoorDash Inc., the biggest food-delivery firm in the US by market share, agreed to pay New York couriers $16.8 million in back pay to resolve a state investigation into its payment practices. DoorDash used customer tips to subsidize base pay …

Pennsylvania Shootout Highlights Rising Violence Against US Hospital Workers

A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers and the challenge of protecting them. Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, carried …

Pennsylvania’s NSM to Sell Commercial Insurance Division to Investment Firm

New Mountain Capital, an investment firm, has agreed to buy the commercial insurance division of Pennsylvania-based NSM Insurance Group. The firms said in a news release that the deal is expected to close in the next 45 days. Terms were …

Mangione Draws Crowd at First Court Hearing Since Arraignment

NEW YORK (AP) — The defendant wore a bulletproof vest and shackles. A woman in the crowd wore a “Free Luigi” scarf. Outside, throngs of people cheered and chanted his name. So it went Friday at a court hearing for …

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