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Top 10 East Insurance Journal Stories of 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, Insurance Journal is looking back on its top stories of the year. In the East region, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remained top of mind for many readers. Beyond the pandemic, readers also took interest …

Massachusetts Care Facility Employers Fail to Comply With OSHA Subpoena

An October 21, 2021, decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered UHS of Fuller Inc. and UHS of Delaware Inc. to pay the U.S. Department of Labor $30, 515.63 in attorneys’ fees after failing to …

Choice Financial Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Bernier Insurance Agency

Choice Financial Group announced acquired New Hampshire-based Bernier Insurance Agency, adding a presence in New England. Based in Rochester, New Hampshire, and led by President Troy Dillow, Bernier is a full-service insurance agency dedicated to offering a full suite of …

Officials Say Backhoe Driver Damaged New Jersey Homes, Vehicles, Was Shot

The state attorney general’s office is investigating the shooting death of a man authorities say was driving a backhoe when he damaged vehicles and homes at a mobile home park in New Jersey this month. Joshua Gonzalez, 20, of Millville …

Man Gets Prison Term After Pleading Guilty to New Hampshire Diner Fire

A man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a New Hampshire diner in July. Police had said the man kicked out the bottom window of the Daddypops Tumble …

Boy Dies in Maryland Fire That Damaged 16 Apartments

A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured in an apartment fire in a Baltimore neighborhood has died, authorities said Sunday. The Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release that Clinton Chimobi Ezeamaka died Saturday in the pediatric burn …

Germanna Community College Launches First High School Cybersecurity Class

The 10 students in Stephen Tate’s cybersecurity fundamentals class are unwitting multitaskers. In addition to preparing to pass the Computing Technology Industry Association’s Security+ exam – an exam usually given to those who have worked in the cybersecurity industry for …

New Hampshire Restaurant Fined After Fatal Crash by Intoxicated Customer

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission has fined a restaurant in Windham, New Hampshire, $2,500 and suspended its liquor license for 10 days in connection with a fatal vehicle crash in April. Four employees at the Old School Bar & Grill …

People Moves: DealerPolicy Hires Super, Cross Insurance Promotes Burton

DealerPolicy Appoints Super as Head of Agency Solutions DealerPolicy, an insurance marketplace for automotive retail, appointed Tom Super as the company’s head of agency solutions. In this role, Super will report directly to DealerPolicy Co-Founder and CEO Travis Fitzgerald and …

New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Stolen Tractor Scheme

The New York State Police in Brunswick arrested 53-year-old Michael LePage of Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 2021, for insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a class E felony, and making a false written statement, a class A …

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