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Vermont-Domiciled Global Hawk Insurance Placed Into Liquidation

The Vermont Superior Court for Washington County has placed Global Hawk Insurance Company Risk Retention Group (Global Hawk RRG) into liquidation as of June 8, 2020. The liquidation is being handled by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, as Global …

Brooklyn Building Collapses After Being Cited by Inspectors

A multistory health club shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic collapsed into a heap of rubble on a Brooklyn street Wednesday, three weeks after building inspectors ordered a halt to some construction work at the location because of structural problems. The …

Aon’s Jackson Joins TigerRisk in New York

Industry advisory firm TigerRisk Partners announced that Joe Jackson has joined its North American team. Jackson joins TigerRisk from Aon, where he was managing director of Reinsurance Solutions. He joined Benfield (later Aon) in 2006 and developed specialties in personal …

Judge Sanctions Mountaire in Delaware Wastewater Lawsuit

A Superior Court judge has ordered an Arkansas poultry processing company and two Delaware subsidiaries to pay more than $28,000 in sanctions for repeatedly refusing to provide information to plaintiffs suing the company over wastewater violations in southern Delaware. The …

Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office

A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business practices to settle a civil complaint by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office. Injured Workers Pharmacy, or IWP, improperly dispensed opioids …

Utility to Pay $56 Million to Resolve Deadly Massachusetts Gas Blasts Probe

NiSource Inc. will pay $56 million to resolve a probe into Massachusetts gas explosions in 2018 linked to a utility it owns that killed one person and destroyed multiple buildings, the state’s attorney general said last Thursday. Massachusetts Attorney General …

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Birrane Sees State as Leader in Tech Innovation

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane has been in her new role for nearly two months, and she already has big plans for the state to establish itself as a leader in the tech space. “I’d like to see Maryland at …

M&T Insurance Agency Benefits from Cyber Risk Analytics Platform Through CyberCube

Clients of M&T Insurance Agency Inc. (MTIA), a provider of commercial insurance and risk management solutions that is part of the M&T Bank Corporation family, will now benefit from a new cyber risk analytics platform through CyberCube. The Broking Manager …

Delaware to Close Bars in Beach Towns Due to Virus Outbreak

Bars in certain Delaware beach towns will close ahead of the Fourth of July holiday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the state’s governor said. The new order from Delaware Governor John Carney announced Tuesday orders bars in eastern …

Evacuated New Jersey Residents Return After Fire in Asphalt Tank

Firefighters were trying to determine what caused an asphalt tank fire early Tuesday that shook a neighborhood of homes and businesses and forced the evacuation of at least 30 families. Neighbors of Blueknight Energy Partners said they were awakened by …

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