New York Court Rules Gig Drivers Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits March 27, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Drivers for the online food delivery service Postmates Inc. are employees who are eligible for state unemployment insurance, New York’s...
Massachusetts Contractor to Pay for Clean-Up Costs Following Chemical Explosion March 26, 2020 A Sutton, Mass.-based contractor has agreed to pay $120,000 to reimburse the state for the cost of responding to a...
Willis Re Appoints Melanson as SVP, Health Practice Leader in Massachusetts March 26, 2020 Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has appointed Dan Melanson...
Freeborn & Peters LLP Hires Gould in Virginia March 26, 2020 Freeborn & Peters LLP has hired Beth Gould as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of...
Kirkland & Ellis Hires Hassouri in New York as Partner in Corporate Practice Group March 25, 2020 Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired Parimah Hassouri to its New York office as a partner in the Corporate Practice...
Maine’s Rios Agency Joins Satellite Agency Network Group March 25, 2020 Rios Agency recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Rios...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic March 25, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S....
World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia Insurance Partners March 24, 2020 World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Virginia Insurance Partners (VIP). The transaction was effective February 1, 2020, and terms...
Peachtree Special Risk Brokers Acquires Massachusetts’ RLA Insurance Intermediaries March 24, 2020 Peachtree Special Risk Brokers LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of...
A.M. Best Downgrades Rhode Island’s Providence Mutual March 24, 2020 The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has been dealt a financial strength rating downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best said...