Risk Strategies Acquires Castle Rock Capacity in New York July 26, 2023 National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired Castle Rock Capacity, a property/casualty insurance broker with a specialty in the...
Starbucks Illegally Fired Manhattan Supervisor Over Union Activities, Labor Judge Rules July 26, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a...
New Jersey High Court to Hear Insurers’ Appeal Over War Exclusion in NotPetya Attack July 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a hostile/warlike action exclusion in an all risks property insurance...
Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Damages Cap in Insurance Agency Poaching Case July 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson and Jim Sams A jury’s $2.8 million punitive damage award against an insurance agency and broker that tried to poach a competitor’s staff...
OSHA Fines Boston’s Dumpling Maker Chinese Spaghetti Factory $190K July 25, 2023 When federal workplace safety inspectors returned to a Boston food plant in March 2023, they said they discovered the plant’s...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Wholesale Broker New England Excess Exchange July 25, 2023 Florida-based global insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire Vermont-based wholesale broker New England Excess Exchange (NEEE)....
Connecticut Seeks Agriculture Disaster Declaration Due To Severe Flooding of Farms July 25, 2023 Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a federal agriculture disaster declaration for...
Pastor to Go to Jail, Repay Church and Insurer for Stealing $130K to Cover Gambling July 25, 2023 A New Hampshire executive pastor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing about $130,000 from his church...
Massachusetts High Court Revives Contractor Liability Claim Over ‘Half Inch’ Defect July 24, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Whether a half-inch granite protrusion on a crosswalk under repair is sufficient to support a negligent claim is a matter...
Landlord’s Insurer Denied Recovery for Damage Caused by Tenant’s Drone July 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Sathiyaselvam Thangavel’s hijinks with a drone caused more than $77,000 in damage to the apartment building where he lived, but...