Elbert “Al” Moulton, the man credited with keeping billboards out of Vermont and creating the state’s captive insurance industry, has died. Moulton died Sunday at his Townshend home. He was 85. The cause of death was not released. Moulton served …
A defamation suit against a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper is before a judge for a second time. The suit against The Citizens’ Voice of Wilkes-Barre involves stories published in 2001 stemming from raids of the home and workplace of businessman Thomas …
Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover posted first-quarter profits of $29.3 million, down slightly from the $41.8 million seen in the year-ago period. Profits came on an increase in net premiums written to $749.9 million, up from the $725.2 million in the …
A new report finds that fewer workers died on the job in Massachusetts in 2010 than in the previous year. But the report from the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health also calls for tougher …
Officials at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland say a contractor died in an explosion and fire at a laboratory in the Edgewood area of the installation. The proving ground’s fire department responded to a fire alarm and 911 call from …
Days after a series of tornadoes blew through Virginia, officials still are trying to determine exactly how much damage was done and what to do for those who have lost everything. Initial reports say more than 400 private homes and …
A former champion Chinese gymnast has filed a $1.8 billion lawsuit in federal court against Time Warner Inc. and the United States Gymnastics Federation, saying they and others broke promises to care for her after an accident at the 1998 …
Hays Cos. of Washington, D.C. has named Shari Pataky senior vice president. She will focus on professional liability insurance and affinity programs for non-profits and associations as well as other business development opportunities in multiple lines of insurance. The 13-year …
A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case Wednesday. …
Insurance agents in the Empire State are calling on lawmakers to ensure that brokers and producers have a role in the creation of the state-based health exchange mandated by federal health care reform. Those calls come after lawmakers hosted a …
