Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Justin Zimmerman as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Zimmerman, who has been with the state agency since 2018, currently serves as acting commissioner and will continue to serve in his …
Everest Insurance® Division Names Higham Head of Everest Underwriting Partners Everest Group, Ltd. appointed Charlie Higham as senior vice president and head of Everest Underwriting Partners. He succeeds Brian Drum, who retired from Everest on Sept. 1 after 16 years …
The Delaware Supreme Court has broken with its own precedent to rule that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier may assert a lien against benefits an injured employee recovers from other sources. The particular issue before the court was whether an …
A bronze bust believed to depict the daughter of an ancient Roman emperor has been seized from an art museum in Massachusetts by New York authorities investigating antiquities stolen from Turkey. The seizure is the latest in an ongoing investigation …
A Newark, New Jersey man has admitted that he conspired with others to defraud telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices. He and …
Vermont is implementing new requirements for vehicle registrations using out-of-state addresses. In years past Vermont was happy to register non-residents’ vehicles if they paid the registration fee, which some in neighboring states were happy to do to take advantage of …
Verizon Business Network Services of Ashburn, Virginia, has agreed to pay $4,091,317 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it failed to completely satisfy certain cybersecurity controls in an information technology service it provided to federal agencies. The settlement with …
A Long Island couple was killed after their boat collided with a larger vessel and capsized, police said Monday. Louis Deritis, 53, was operating a 27-foot (8-meter) boat at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday when it collided with a 44-foot (13-meter) …
McConkey Insurance & Benefits, a locally owned independent insurance agency based in York, Pennsylvania, announced its recent acquisition of Gallen Insurance Agency, located in Berks County. According to Michael Harter, president and CEO of McConkey, the acquisition of expands McConkey’s …
Seven weeks after catastrophic flooding in Vermont destroyed their mobile home, Sara Morris and her family don`t yet know what they will do for housing long-term. She and her husband, their three kids and his mother have been staying with …
