For a time, “Harry Potter” superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream. His Web site — an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling’s novels — was a hit among fellow fanatics. He …
Travelers Insurance is consolidating some of its personal lines business center activities across the country, a plan that will mean fewer jobs in Massachusetts and New Jersey but more in upstate New York. Travelers Personal Lines is consolidating some “non-customer …
Four skiers suing Killington Resort in Vermont over so-called “lifetime” passes are seeking class action status for their suit, but the current and former owners oppose it. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, the new owner, says it’s under no obligation to …
New Jersey insurers using education and employment to rate drivers for risk are justified in doing so and the practice does not amount to racism or classism, according to a new, 581-page report released by Garden State insurance regulators. The …
The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania declined for a third consecutive year in 2007, according to figures released by the state Supreme Court. The number of suits, 1,617, represented a 4.5 percent decline from 2006 and a …
At the request of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, New York City has agreed to release more water from its reservoirs in the Catskills in an effort to reduce the danger of flooding in communities downstream along the Delaware River. Flood-battered …
A federal judge ruled in favor of a Greenwich, Conn., woman trying to collect more than $2 million for back rent and damage to a home occupied by rogue financier Martin R. Frankel. Judge Ellen Bree Burns rejected a request …
The insurance industry is preparing to build a state-of-the-art applied research facility that will use science and technology to expand capabilities to create more durable homes and businesses and reduce the costs of natural disasters. The Institute for Business & …
$500,000 Amount recovered last quarter by the Connecticut Insurance Department for the 1,400 customers who complained about their insurers’ claims practices, underwriting, sales tactics and other business practices. About half of that money was for accident and health claims, while …
A Connecticut general contractor who delegates special inspections of all steel welding work as required by the state’s building code to a subcontractor is not liable for injuries resulting from an accident that occurs due to failure of the subcontractor’s …
