Jim Rexroth knows what happens when drivers don’t pay attention to large farm equipment traveling on rural roads. The Lower Windsor Township, York County, Penn., farmer and his employees at Rexroth Farms have been involved in “small fender benders” several …
Massachusetts officials say they will not be opening slides at state-run pools this summer following a drowning. The decision stems from a 10-month review of policies and procedures that began after the June drowning of a 36-year-old woman in a …
A Costa Rican company has agreed to plead guilty to a $670 million global insurance fraud scheme. Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. entered a plea agreement last Friday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Virginia, where its majority owner and president …
A New Jersey board of education says it wasn’t its decision to enter a $4.2 million legal settlement with a former student who said he wasn’t adequately protected from a bully. The Ramsey Board of Education released a statement Wednesday …
Brown & Brown of Pennsylvania Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., said it acquired assets of Moten Associates, an independent agency in Norristown, Penn. Founded in 1970, Moten Associates offers surety bonds, as well as a wide variety …
Elite New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired a prominent bankruptcy attorney as it struggles with high debt and partner defections, according to two attorneys at other law firms who have knowledge of the matter. Albert Togut , …
Hartford Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, agreed to give $24 million in premium credits to some 300,000 New York residents who bought the company’s accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policies. It is part of …
Donegal Group, a P/C insurance holding company headquartered in Marietta, Penn., reported $8.0 million net income for 2012 first quarter — almost four times the $2.2 million net income reported one year ago. Donegal said the $8.0 million 2012 first …
The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies, said six new agencies in the northeastern region became members in March. These new members are: Keane Insurance Agency of Enfield, N.H.; Bott Agency of …
A Long Island official says budget cutbacks of “prescribed burns” have helped imperil thousands of acres of woodland during brush fires in recent days. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko is calling for a “six-figure” reinvestment in the program. Lesko says …
