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New Jersey Captive Group Appoints Board

The New Jersey Captive Insurance Association (NJCIA) has appointed a seven-member advisory board, which will assist the group in guiding the state’s new captive insurance industry. The board members are Andrew Barile, president of Andrew Barile Consulting Corp. Inc., a …

New York Governor Will Review Safety at Nuclear Plant

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that he wants to review information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about safety of a nuclear plant that lies near a seismic fault line 35 miles north of Manhattan. “Frankly, that was surprising to …

New Hampshire City Investigates Five Arsons in Six Days in

Police in Manchester, New Hampshire are investigating five arson fires in six days in a one-block area of the city’s west side. Investigators say all the fires went out on their own, but they caused some damage. Police say that …

New York Fraud Investigators Arrested 668 People Last Year

New York investigators arrested 668 people accused of insurance fraud last year, including a Brooklyn woman arrested after a fist fight, a surgeon who made $3.5 million by billing for working more than 24 hours a day, and a liquor …

Worker at Rhode Island Business Dies

Authorities say they are investigating the death of a worker at a North Kingstown company. Police say the 26-year-old man was moving equipment at Composite Rigging Co. on Tuesday when a cable snapped and hit him in the head. He …

Dad of Gas-Soaked Stun Gun Victim Sues Pennsylvania Police

The father of a Pennsylvania man who had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute is suing the Pennsylvania State Police because his son caught fire and died when a trooper used a stun gun to subdue him. Shawn …

Integro Acquires Windward International

New York-based Integro has acquired Windward International Inc., a marine insurance broker based in New Jersey. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Windward International Inc. has developed a significant subspecialty in brown water coverage, the industry term for inland …

Business Chief to Stay on in Maine Cabinet

Gov. Paul LePage is keeping Anne Head in his Cabinet as commissioner of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. Head, of Yarmouth, was appointed by former Gov. John Baldacci in August 2008. LePage said Monday that Head has a …

Massachusetts Urged to Remove Dangerous Dams

Lawmakers were told Monday that unsafe, abandoned or obsolete dams are “time bombs” that pose a threat to public safety and wildlife habitats in Massachusetts and need to be repaired or dismantled as quickly as possible. A public hearing was …

No-Fault Claims Top New York Insurance Fraud List

Almost nine in 10 suspected health care fraud cases in New York last year came from no-fault auto injury claims, a cottage industry so rife with abuse that the state Insurance Department wants to tighten regulations. Related Fraud Bureau investigations …

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