Pennsylvania Task Force Urges Tax Breaks for Flood Damage, Mitigation and Insurance July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Pennsylvania lawmakers should consider granting homeowners tax breaks for water damage expenses, mitigation and repair costs, and flood insurance premiums,...
Fireworks Started New Jersey Forest Fire That Burned 4,000 Acres: Officials July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Fireworks have been identified as the cause of the wildfire burning in New Jersey’s Wharton State Forest. The fire, which...
Hospital to Pay $300K to Resolve Drug Recordkeeping Allegations July 8, 2024 A New Hampshire hospital has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by failing to...
GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer...
Delaware Judge Allows Suit Over Police Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman July 8, 2024 By Randall Chase A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill woman who was...
Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the...
Trucking Firm Owner’s Scheme to Lower Insurance Costs Hits Dead End July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The owner of a New York trucking business who fabricated a supposedly independent Texas affiliate to circumvent his existing firm’s...
Court Rejects Broadway Producer’s Antitrust, Defamation Claims Against Union July 5, 2024 By Larry Neumeister An appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Tony Award-winning producer who claims that a union for actors...
Government Contractors Guidehouse, Nan McKay Pay $11.3M for Cybersecurity Failure July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Two government consultants have paid more than $11 million to settle allegations that they failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in...
People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Appoints Martinez; USI’s Engbert Joins Alliant July 3, 2024 Tony Martinez has been appointed to the new position of chief information officer for Unison Risk Advisors (URA) Inc., the...