California Gov. Jerry Brown in mid-January proclaimed a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the terrible …
Federal officials are taking a closer look at how N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration spent $25 million to promote the Jersey shore after Superstorm Sandy. Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.’s office says the inspector general at the Department of …
Fifteen months after Superstorm Sandy pounded New Jersey, the state has distributed nearly half the $1.8 billion in initial funding it received from the federal government, the state’s community affairs commissioner told lawmakers on Jan. 10. At a state Assembly …
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says United Services Automobile Association will offer insurance coverage to people who had previously been denied after their same-sex Massachusetts marriages to eligible policy-holders ended. The agreement announced on Jan. 3 also calls for USAA …
New York State’s Act 5775, which took effect Jan. 1, restricts public adjusters from receiving a referral fee or having an ownership interest in a restoration or repair company working on the claim unless such compensation to the public adjuster …
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance is scheduled to hold a hearing on Jan. 30 to consider the request of the Workers’ Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau of Massachusetts (WCRIB). WCRIB is requesting a statewide average rate increase of 7.7 percent …
Vice President Joe Biden and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this month New York and the nation’s other coastal states have to rebuild against severe storms and flooding that are likely in the future. “Extreme weather is the new …
Dozens of current and former members of a fraternity at Yale University are being sued over a deadly tailgating crash at the 2011 Yale-Harvard football game in New Haven, Conn. A U-Haul truck carrying beer kegs heading to the Sigma …
Kelly K. Norris has been named executive director of the Glenmont, N.Y.-based Professional Insurance Agents associations of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and their affiliated organizations. Norris has served as deputy director of the PIA associations for 15 …
New Jersey’s mediation program to assist residents with unresolved insurance claims related to Superstorm Sandy has recovered $3.42 million for consumers since the program was launched last May, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced on Jan. 10. To date, …
