Jury Should Decide ‘Borrowed Employee’ Liability, New Jersey High Court Affirms June 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has affirmed that whether an employer is vicariously liable under the borrowed-employee doctrine is a...
Insurance Broker CBIZ Buys Information Security Consultant Pivot Point June 6, 2023 Cleveland-based insurance and financial advisory firm CBIZ, Inc. announced that it acquired information security consulting firm, Pivot Point Security, of...
Massachusetts City Faces Lawsuit Alleging Police Misconduct at George Floyd Protest June 6, 2023 By Mark Pratt Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a...
Why Buffalo Couldn’t Handle Last Winter’s Extreme Snowstorm That Took 31 Lives June 6, 2023 By Carolyn Thompson Buffalo’s snow-removal fleet was no match for the historic Christmas week blizzard that left 31 people dead in the city,...
People Moves: Safety National’s Zervos Retires as Regional VP June 6, 2023 Zervos Retires as Regional Vice President – Underwriting Safety National has announced that Dennis Zervos is retiring as regional vice...
Connecticut Governor to Sign Gun Control Bill Banning Open Carry, Assault Weapons June 6, 2023 A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate...
Connecticut Lawmakers Vote to Allow Use of Deadly Force Against Bears June 5, 2023 By Susan Haigh Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population. But they stopped far...
Lightning Strike Cited in Fire That Destroys 160-Year-Old Massachusetts Church June 5, 2023 A fire that burned down a 160-year-old Massachusetts church was likely started by a lightning strike, a fire chief said....
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Utica First Insurance June 5, 2023 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and...
Vermont City Reaches Settlement Over Police Use of Force June 5, 2023 The Vermont city of Burlington announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by...