An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a court order Friday to question the 18-year-old gunman’s parents under oath in anticipation of filing a lawsuit against them. The filings in state Supreme Court ask …
The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on a children’s hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the Iranian government, FBI Director Christopher Wray said last week. Wray told a Boston College cybersecurity conference …
Rhode Island-based Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage (S&S) reports it has acquired Ferman Group, an East Hartford, Connecticut employee benefits agency serving mid-sized businesses in New England. Geoff Ferman, president of Ferman Group, said the deal gives his firm a …
Governor Phil Scott recently signed legislation (H.515) into law modernizing Vermont’s captive insurance statutes, including giving captive insurance companies authority to enter into parametric risk transfer contracts. Other law changes are aimed at simplifying reporting requirements, improving solvency procedures for …
New Jersey resident Shashuna Atwater is still living with the awful smell of sewage that inundated her basement when the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New Jersey nine months ago, destroying photographs, diplomas and other irreplaceable belongings. Atwater, of Newark, …
The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against one of the largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits in the United States on Wednesday, the same day Maryland’s ban on the untraceable weapons went into effect, news outlets reported. Mayor Brandon …
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, announced it has acquired Clark Insurance, a leading independent agency based in Maine with offices in other New England states. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1931, Clark Insurance …
The New York State Senate has passed a measure (S.6028) that seeks to eliminate the photo inspection requirement for drivers wanting to buy comprehensive and collision auto insurance coverage. The Assembly approved a matching bill in March and the legislation …
Chicago-headquartered insurance broker Hub International Limited reports it has acquired the assets of Sandy Spring Insurance Corp. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, Sandy Spring Insurance, a subsidiary of Sandy Spring Bank, offers clients commercial and personal – home, auto and marine …
New York would expand legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under a legislation package that lawmakers began debating Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for New York to increase legal protections for abortion services …
