Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Names Bishop as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Corp. recently appointed Peter Bishop as vice president and chief marketing officer. Bishop joins Boston, Massachusetts-based Plymouth Rock from EverQuote. He will be …
Insurer analysts at AM Best have downgraded the ratings of three companies in the Mid-Hudson Group citing a 32.7% decline in policyholder surplus as of September 30. AM Best downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- …
A veteran New York City politician filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming the decades-old allegation was false and derailed his campaign for mayor. Former state Assembly member and New York City …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation (S.7658-B/A.8869-B) to protect individuals and organizations that are victims of hate crimes from unfair insurance practices. The new law prohibits insurers from canceling an insurance policy, raising premiums, refusing to issue a …
WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say two firefighters died responding to a house fire where a body was found, while two people who lived in the home got out safely. The slain firefighters were identified as …
Keystone Insurers Group, the fourth largest insurance agency network, has agreed to merge New Jersey Agents Alliance (NJAA) into its nationally ranked network. Keystone said NJAA’s 22 owners/members unanimously approved the agreement. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. …
Delaware courts have never before been asked whether a horse-drawn buggy is a motor vehicle. Now a state court has definitively ruled that a horse-drawn buggy is not a motor vehicle. “The plain meaning of ‘motor vehicle’ does not include …
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) — People are asking questions about a storm protection proposal for New York and New Jersey that would be among the most massive and costly flood control projects ever done in America, aiming to prevent the …
Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking unspecified damages, says that after …
Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law. The suit claims the company uses “session replay” spyware, namely Clicktale and Datadog, to …
