New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation to expand health insurance access to pregnant New Yorkers. The measure, signed by Cuomo on Dec. 22, would permit pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time …
NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. has completed its acquisition of FD Insurance, a Florida domiciled medical malpractice provider for physicians and surgeons. This acquisition expands NORCAL’s national footprint and establishes Jacksonville, Fla. as the company’s new Southeast regional office. “We’re very …
Rising water levels will likely delay repairs to a 160-foot-long landslide along the Lewisville Lake dam, a possible threat to the hundreds of thousands of North Texans who live downstream. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said 16 inches of …
Cleveland, Ohio-based insurance brokerage Britton Gallagher has added Howard Danziger in its Global Property and Casualty division. Danziger has over 28 years of experience in the insurance industry as both a risk manager and insurance broker specializing in complex risk …
Scientists say a small earthquake has hit in northern New Jersey. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-2.07 quake hit just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, roughly 2 miles northwest of Ringwood, New Jersey. Officials say it could be …
Farmers Insurance has introduced its new Rideshare Insurance Coverage endorsement designed to provide coverage options for ride-hailing drivers in Texas. Farmers said it worked with representatives of the Texas Department of Insurance, legislators and leaders of transportation network companies (TNCs) …
Some Maine fire officials hope lawmakers will consider measures aimed to attract more volunteers and allow departments to remain financially afloat. Small towns throughout Maine face a shortage of trained firefighters and aging volunteer ranks. The Morning Sentinel reports that …
H.W. Kaufman Financial Group, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired B&F Special Risks Inc., a New Orleans (Metairie), La.-based specialty insurance broker. B&F Special Risks was founded in 1977 by J. Patrick Berry and provides specialty wholesale brokerage services …
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs alerted consumers that “hoverboards,” one of this past season’s hottest gift items, is being investigated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for possible fire hazards. The CPSC launched its investigation amid …
The escape of tons of natural gas from under a Los Angeles neighborhood is taking months to stop because of pressure from the leak. The leak at Porter Ranch started in October, and likely won’t be fixed for at least …
