The Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through the end of the year to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says authorities will take part in two traffic …
Supporters of tougher laws against distracted driving said Wednesday they hoped the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for an outright ban on all non-emergency cellphone use by motorists would encourage Massachusetts to expand on a law that bars texting while …
The City of Brotherly Love isn’t so lovely when it comes to the civil justice system, at least according to a national tort reform advocacy group. The Washington, D.C.-based American Tort Reform Association is out with its annual “judicial hellholes” …
A New Hampshire man admits he committed insurance application fraud for reinstating his policy and then filing a claim for a fire-damaged woodchopper. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office says Jason Joyce of Hudson was convicted Wednesday of misdemeanor fraud …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) New York/Northeast division awarded a record number of grants at its 2011 benefit dinner on Wednesday in New York City. In total, grants were awarded to 14 charitable groups. Each group received a grant …
Zurich received the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) “Double I” award this week. The award recognizes Zurich’s influence in the insurance industry and its impact through the company’s corporate responsibility programs on the communities it serves. The award was presented …
Federal authorities charged more than a dozen doctors Tuesday in an alleged kickback scheme, accusing them of receiving cash payments for referring patients to a northern New Jersey diagnostic facility for tests. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman says 15 doctors and …
A new consumer advocacy report is accusing P/C insurers of ‘colluding’ and needlessly raising commercial insurance rates at a time when U.S. businesses are still reeling from the slow economy. The report, released today, is from the Americans for Insurance …
W. R. Berkley promoted William Rohde as a senior vice president of the company. Previously he was president of Acadia Insurance Company, W. R. Berkley’s regional operating unit based in Westbrook, Maine. In his new role, Rohde will assume oversight …
XL Group’s North America property/casualty unit hired Ken Riegler as president of its North America casualty group. He will be based in New York and report to Seraina Maag, XL chief executive for North America property/casualty. Riegler comes from ACE …
