Richard Simanoff has joined Manhasset, New York-based Morstan General Agency as senior broker. In his new role, Simanoff will expand brokerage business, assist in the building of a large lines division, help to open new brokerage markets and solicit brokerage …
Police in Connecticut are bolstering patrols this week to look for distracted drivers as part of a federal pilot program. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and police officials announced the fourth and final enforcement wave of the program at a Capitol …
A Maine couple has lost its lawsuit against Dragon Cement claiming the company’s cement plant made their nearby home unsellable. In their lawsuit, Stephen and Kathy Darney of Thomaston claimed Dragon caused a nuisance and was negligent for the dust …
Maryland-based broker All Risks has named Cindy Coleman business development manager for its nationwide REO/ force placed property insurance program. Coleman will oversee the expansion of the program’s reach to the western U.S. while also introducing other wholesale products and …
The merger of New York state’s banking and insurance departments might not create the powerful agency first advertised, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent budget deal with legislative leaders. At first Cuomo called for a merger that included the existing …
A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee voted 19-1 Friday to approve a bill that would provide municipalities, …
New Jersey, the most densely populated state and home to the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, created a task force Friday to review safety and emergency response plans at nuclear plants in light of the disaster unfolding in Japan. The …
Hundreds of people gathered Friday in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood to mark the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire that killed 146 people and helped galvanize the U.S. labor movement. Many said they had come to honor the …
Budget-strapped Rhode Island is considering a new way to raise money: Force insurers to buy official driving reports from the state, at $20 a driver. The move — part of a budget amendment that would alter laws surrounding insurers’ use …
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has ruled that the town of Johnston does not have to pay $4.3 million in damages awarded to a girl who says she was bullied and beaten by a police detective’s daughter and two …
