New York Issues First-in-Nation Regulation on Commercial Crime Insurance January 3, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) in December issued a new regulation that prohibits insurance companies from denying...
General Motors Sued over Fire Causing $450K in Damage to Pennsylvania Homes December 30, 2016 General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central...
New York Announces Health Insurance Reforms to Combat Opioid Crisis December 30, 2016 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that new health insurance reforms aimed at combatting New York State’s heroin and opioid...
Maine Town to Consider Pot Moratorium After Vote to Legalize December 30, 2016 Officials in Richmond held a public hearing this week on a proposed temporary ban on marijuana retailers and social clubs...
Markel to be Honored as 2016 Insurance Leader Of The Year in New York December 30, 2016 Anthony F. Markel, vice chairman of the board at the Markel Corporation will be honored by The Peter J. Tobin...
New York Town Scrambling to Replace Vehicles Destroyed by Fire December 29, 2016 Officials in a suburban Rochester community are scrambling to replace snow removal equipment after a fire gutted the town’s public...
Family of New Jersey Train Crash Victim Files Notice of Intent to Sue December 29, 2016 The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station this year has...
United Settles Lawsuit Over Safety Hazards at New Jersey Airport December 29, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel United Continental Holdings Inc. will install new conveyor belts and take other steps to improve worker safety at its Newark...
New York State DFS Issues Updated Proposed Cybersecurity Regulation December 28, 2016 New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has announced that the DFS has updated its...
Study Shows Growth in Virginia’s Medical Payments per Workers’ Comp Claim December 28, 2016 Virginia’s medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time increased 26 percent for claims...