Mass. SJC Rules Independent Contractor Statute Doesn’t Apply in Workers’ Comp Case May 16, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has ruled the state’s independent contractor statute does not determine whether a claimant is...
Man Struck, Dragged by Bus Settles Lawsuit with New Jersey Transit for $2.3M May 16, 2018 A New Jersey man who was struck by a bus and dragged for nearly two miles has settled his lawsuit...
The Evans Agency Acquires New York’s Richardson & Stout Insurance May 16, 2018 The Evans Agency LLC, a wholly owned insurance subsidiary of community financial services company Evans Bancorp Inc., has acquired the...
EPIC Hires Montelione to Financial Risk Practice in New York May 16, 2018 EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has hired...
Lightning Strike Causes Fire, $50K Damage in Delaware May 15, 2018 The Office of the State Fire Marshal estimates that a lightning strike caused $50,000 worth of damage to Delaware apartments....
SafeWaters Underwriting Managers Appoints N.Y.-Based Kempf as VP and Head of Cargo May 15, 2018 SafeWaters Underwriting Managers (SafeWaters) has appointed Kevin Kempf as vice president and head of cargo in the U.S. Kempf is...
G.M. Abodeely Insurance Agency Merges with Connecticut’s Smith Brothers Insurance May 15, 2018 G.M. Abodeely Insurance Agency has merged its business with Smith Brothers Insurance of Glastonbury, Conn. This combination allows the Abodeely...
Maine’s The MEMIC Group Hires Heal, Promotes Flaherty and Wintle May 15, 2018 The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-based workers’ compensation specialist, has appointed Lara Heal to director of Managed Care Services as...
Man Pleads Guilty in Alleged $50M Fraud Scheme in Maryland May 14, 2018 A former Maryland resident who ran a telemarketing business hawking light bulbs and cleaning supplies has pleaded guilty to federal...
Massachusetts Regulators Probe Uber Pricing During Storm May 14, 2018 Massachusetts regulators are investigating whether ride-hailing company Uber violated state law by increasing prices during a powerful storm in March....