Global MGU Victor Enters Reinsurance, Acquiring Rhode Island Firm RTSC April 13, 2022 Victor, a global managing general underwriter (MGU), is expanding its underwriting capabilities into the reinsurance market. The firm announced it...
Arbitrator Clears Police Officers Who Pushed Buffalo Protester But Lawsuit Continues April 13, 2022 An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old...
Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge April 13, 2022 Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city’s top health official...
World Insurance Expands in New Jersey with Acquisition of J. Stine Agency April 13, 2022 World Insurance Associates has acquired J. Stine Agency, Inc. of Little Silver, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not...
Amended Class Action Wants NFL’s Giants, Jets to Drop ‘New York’ From Names April 12, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Plaintiffs upset that the National Football League teams Giants and Jets call themselves New York teams when in fact they...
Maryland Legislature Tackles Family Leave, Taxes, Climate, Marijuana, Cybersecurity April 12, 2022 By Brian Witte Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law,...
As Sea Levels Rise, Can Chesapeake Bay’s Tangier Island Survive? April 12, 2022 By David Sherfinski TANGIER ISLAND, Virginia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – James “Ooker” Eskridge’s family – like those of many of his neighbors –...
Vermont Opioid Deaths Rose 33% to Record in 2021 April 12, 2022 The number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Vermont increased by 33% in 2021 to a record number of 210 fatalities,...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Lead Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery April 11, 2022 A man prosecutors said was a leader of a conspiracy that involved bribing 911 operators, hospital workers, and police officers...
Denial of Restaurants’ Claim Upheld in First Covid-19 Ruling by a New York Appeals Court April 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by...