A group of Maryland teenagers is helping rebuild two Vermont homes nearly destroyed last year by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. The group calls itself DreamBuilders, and the members came to the White River Junction area from churches and synagogues …
The New Jersey Assembly approved bills last Thursday that would toughen driver’s license requirements for young people and would allow a driver’s use of a cellphone in traffic accidents to factor into criminal charges. A Senate panel also discussed a …
A federal appeals court said an insurance company doesn’t have to pay $1.75 million in damages as part of a settlement involving privately owned juvenile detention facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania. Travelers Property Casualty Co. claimed it was free from paying …
Roman Catholic groups in the U.S. started a two-week campaign Thursday of prayer vigils and rallies to fight what they consider government attacks on religious liberty.The immediate target is the mandate that President Barack Obama announced in January requiring most …
Authorities said a former U.S. Postal Service employee has pleaded guilty to receiving over $18,000 in fraudulent workers’ comp benefits. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern District of New York said Thomas Dombroski of North Syracuse entered a guilty plea …
Maryland Insurance Administration announced this week that the agency has set up a new Facebook page to reach out to the state’s consumers.Maryland residents with questions about insurance now can follow the Maryland Insurance Administration on Facebook to find useful …
A suburban Richmond, Virginia, woman who was convicted of two misdemeanors for faking cancer to raise money now faces felony charges. Hanover County authorities say a grand jury on Tuesday indicted 42-year-old Martha Ann Nicholas on three counts of Medicaid …
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Joseph Murphy announced Thursday that the state received more than $3.44 million as its share of a 50-state settlement with the American Insurance Group. Commissioner Murphy stated that AIG has admitted it had underreported workers’ comp premiums, …
Call it compassionate, even political. But … scientific? Several experts say there’s no hard evidence to support the federal government’s declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could be caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust. The decision …
Greenwich, Conn.-headquartered W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed Andrew Tuma as president of Berkley Surety Group. The appointment is effective immediately. Tuma, who joined Berkley Surety in 2007, has over 25 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance industry. He served most …
