Virginia has increased the liability insurance coverage required for vehicles in Virginia. The new law applies to vehicle insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2022. On January 1, 2025, requirements will again change under the new …
The company contracted by the state to provide nonemergency medical transportation to Rhode Island residents was fined $600,000 Thursday in connection with a crash involving an unqualified driver that led to the death of a 77-year-old passenger, officials said. The …
A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace, asserting that the city’s attempt to control the coronavirus pandemic deprives tens of thousands …
Aquiline Drones Corp. (AD), a Hartford, Conn.-based drone manufacturing and services firm, has completed the licensing process to establish its own insurance captive, Aquiline Drones Indemnity Corp. (ADIC). This insurance license allows AD to assume the risk of its entire …
A fire in a high-rise Bronx apartment building that killed 19 people, including nine children, was sparked by a malfunctioning electric space heater, authorities said. It’s being called New York City’s deadliest blaze in three decades, according to the Associated …
LAKE LYNN, Pa. —The roof of a stone mine in southwestern Pennsylvania collapsed, killing one worker, authorities said. The collapse was reported Friday afternoon at Laurel Aggregates’ Lake Lynn Mine in Springhill Township, Fayette County, the state Department of Environmental …
A federal judge has divided almost $1 million in insurance proceeds between the families of four fishermen who died in 2020 when a fishing boat sank in high seas off the coast of Massachusetts. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock awarded …
Hub International, an insurance brokerage firm, announced it has acquired Maryland-based Raffa Financial Services, an insurance and benefits brokerage and consulting firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Raffa, headquartered in Rockville, serves the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. area. …
Hollis Zyglocke has been named regional president for Markel Corporation’s mid-Atlantic division for Markel Specialty. Markel, a holding company whose primary business is underwriting specialty insurance products, said in a news release that Zyglocke will report to Sarah Gavlick in …
More than 1 million customers’ passwords at 17 major retailers have been compromised in what’s known as “credential stuffing” attacks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, warning businesses to take extra precautions. James said that an investigation by her …
