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Johnson & Wales University Sues Insurer Over Pandemic Losses

Johnson & Wales University is suing its insurer over financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, alleging the company breached its contract because it did not allow the university to claim pandemic-related economic losses. The university, whose main campus is …

Police Investigating Pair of Suspicious Fires in Vermont

Authorities are investigating whether two suspicious fires in Vermont are connected. One of the fires happened Saturday at an auto repair shop in Putney, Vermont State Police said. The blaze caused extensive damage to the shop and is believed to …

SECURA Insurance Begins Offering Specialty Lines Products in Pennsylvania

SECURA Insurance has begun offering its specialty lines products in Pennsylvania. For the initial launch, the company is partnering exclusively with Keystone agencies throughout the state focusing on classes such as special events, sports and recreation, outdoor recreation, human services …

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of New York’s Safe Harbour Group

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, acquired the assets of Safe Harbour Group Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in New City, New York, Safe Harbour Group is an independent insurance agency …

Jencap Group LLC to Acquire Assets of Russell Bond & Co.

Jencap Group LLC agreed to acquire the assets of Russell Bond & Co. (RB), a full-service specialty wholesale brokerage and managing general agency (MGA) firm. RB will operate under the auspices of the Jencap Specialty Insurance Services division. RB’s principal …

Convicted Massachusetts Shoe Company Exec to Forfeit Home to Feds

A former executive at a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer convicted last month of embezzling $30 million from the company must also now surrender his $800,000 home, according to court records. A federal forfeiture notice shows the government will seize a Duxbury …

Northeast Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call for Subways

When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases leading into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls. In Philadelphia, a commuter line along the Schuylkill River was washed out for miles, …

Pittsburgh Public Housing Plagued by Disrepair, Failed Inspections

Shamsa Mada points to her kitchen ceiling, dotted with mold and bubbling paint and stains that reveal signs of a leak from the upstairs bathroom. Off to her left she signals to where a door fell from a bottom cupboard …

Ex-Homeless Shelter Head in Massachusetts Charged with Stealing $1.5M

The former head of a Massachusetts homeless shelter stole about $1.5 million in part by secretly renting properties he owned to the shelter at above-market rates, prosecutors said. Manuel Duran, 69, then falsely certified compliance with state regulations designed to …

Town Approves $11M to End Race Discrimination Claims

Residents of Brookline, Massachusetts, have approved $11 million to end a years-long legal battle with a firefighter who said he was subjected to racial discrimination while working for the fire department. The settlement with Gerald Alston, who is Black, was …

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