Pennsylvania Firefighters Back on Job After 6-Day Insurance Lapse April 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The two volunteer fire departments serving the western Pennsylvania borough of Vandergrift have resumed responding to 911 calls. Mayor Lenny...
NYC Mayor Eyes City-Run Insurance Program for Affordable Housing April 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani is seeking to lower the cost of property and liability insurance for affordable...
NYC SantaCon Charity Fundraiser Was More Con Than Claus, Authorities Say April 17, 2026 By Larry Neumeister The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with inebriated young people in Santa suits every holiday season...
House Advances Safety Bill Addressing Deadly Copter-Plane Collision Near Washington April 17, 2026 By Josh Funk An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army...
NYC Heat Builds as Midwest Faces Bigger Storm Threat April 16, 2026 While New York and the East Coast bake under an early-season heat spell, the Great Plains, Midwest and parts of...
Mustard Maker Caught Pumping Pollutants Into River for Years and Lying About It April 16, 2026 The Old Dutch Mustard Co., a mustard and vinegar manufacturing company, and its owner were sentenced last Friday in federal...
Maryland Secures $2.2 Million Lead Paint Settlement From Tower Owner and Contractor April 16, 2026 The owner of a Baltimore broadcast tower and its painting contractor will pay $2.2 million to the state of Maryland...
On Second Thought, Maryland Won’t Expand P/C Claims History Rule April 16, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) has withdrawn a proposal opposed by insurers that would have expanded to commercial lines a...
Maine Legislature Approves First State Moratorium on Big Data Centers April 15, 2026 Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to put a moratorium on new...
NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group April 15, 2026 Global insurance broker NFP reports it has acquired the Hamilton Group, LLC, a multi-disciplinary insurance broker based in Cedar Knolls,...