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Miraculously, No One Seriously Hurt in Crane Collapse onto Tappan Zee Bridge at Noon

Most of the lanes of the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City have reopened after a crane collapsed across the entire width of the bridge on Tuesday, but transportation officials were still advising motorists to plan for extra …

New York Seeks $1 Million Insurance Limits for Boxing, Legalized Mixed Martial Arts

New York will require $1 million coverage for life-threatening brain injuries and other new health insurance for both professional boxers and its first group of licensed mixed martial artists under regulations slated to take effect in September. The State Athletic …

U.S. Can’t Seize Manhattan Building Over Iranian Terror Claims: Court

A federal appeals court said on Wednesday the U.S. government cannot seize a midtown Manhattan office tower originally built by the Shah of Iran, whose owners it claimed were fronts for the Iranian government. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of …

New York Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Going Up Oct. 1

New York has approved a 9.3 percent average hike in workers’ compensation loss costs. The new benchmarks will go into effect Oct. 1. New York businesses, while not pleased, see the hike as necessary in order to keep the insurance …

BUA Launches Prize & Promotion Insurance Services, Taps Woodbury to Lead

BUA, LLC of Portsmouth, N.H., has launched Prize & Promotion Insurance Services (PPI). PPI will be led by 25-year industry veteran, Jack Woodbury. PPI will focus on three main promotion insurance product lines: Prize Indemnity Insurance covers prizes that are …

Cross Insurance Acquires Maine’s Sargent, Tyler & West

Maine’s Cross Insurance reported it has acquired another leading Maine insurance agency, Sargent, Tyler & West in Bangor, and its Bucksport branch office, Roland Grindle Insurance Agency. Sargent, Tyler & West has been in business for nearly 200 years. Michael …

Maine’s Clark Insurance Adds 4 Employees

Maine’s Clark Insurance has added four employees in its Portland office. Nicholas Jobin of Westbook has been hired as an associate Aacount manager in the Business Insurance Services Department. Jobin is a graduate of St. Joseph’s College of Maine. Dana …

Pennsylvania Jury Clears NASCAR, Pocono Raceway in Lightning Death

A jury has ruled that a Pennsylvania racetrack didn’t cause harm to a man killed by lightning minutes after an August 2012 NASCAR race was stopped. The Pocono Record reported that the jury ruled in favor of Pocono Raceway and …

Town Rejects $11 Million Settlement Offer from Sandy Hook Parents

The town of Newtown, Connecticut has rejected an offer from two Sandy Hook parents to settle a lawsuit over the 2012 school shooting that claimed the lives of 26 students and faculty. The Hartford Courant reported that a deadline passed …

Massachusetts Lawmakers Negotiating Ridesharing Bill Compromise

Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators are set to begin hammering out a final version of a bill aimed at regulating ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. A six-member conference committee was scheduled to begin negotiations this week. The bills would …

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