Maine High Court Finds Aquaculture Worker Covered by State Workers’ Comp January 4, 2021 An aquaculture worker who got hurt tending to salmon raised in offshore pens is covered under state law, but not...
CBIZ Acquires New Jersey’s Borden Perlman Insurance Agency January 4, 2021 CBIZ Inc., a provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, has acquired Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc. (BP) of Ewing,...
The Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Hiram Cohen & Son Inc. December 30, 2020 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired New York-based Hiram Cohen & Son Inc. (HCS). The transaction became effective on...
Acrobats Hurt in Rhode Island Circus Accident Reach $52.5M Settlement December 30, 2020 Eight acrobats severely injured when the rigging suspending them by their hair plummeted to the floor during a circus performance...
New York Reaches Deal on Cleanup at Long Island Aerospace Site December 30, 2020 New York has reached an agreement with defense contractor Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy on a $406 million plan...
Heavily Criticized Pennsylvania Veterans’ Home Sued Over COVID-19 Outbreak December 29, 2020 By Marc Levy A state-run veterans’ home in Pennsylvania heavily criticized for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak inside its walls drew a...
Former N.Y. Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Unearned Wages December 29, 2020 A former New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) officer has pled guilty to forging paperwork falsely...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: East Region December 29, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield From questions over business interruption policy coverage spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic to property damage due to civil unrest, as...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: East Region December 28, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield Here’s a look back at Insurance Journal’s most read stories of 2020 for the East region, based on readership metrics:...
Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Pottle to Chief Strategic Operations Officer December 28, 2020 Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has promoted Bob Pottle to executive vice president and chief strategic operations officer (CSOO). The CSOO...