New York insurance agents are lauding a new legal opinion from state regulators that will allow producers to recover any money lost when clients bounce checks. The Independent Insurance Agent and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) said the opinion — …
A new poll shows support among New Yorkers for legalizing gay marriage is growing after years of hovering just over the 50-percent level. Advocates are using the results in their effort to bring the issue to a vote in the …
An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, …
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants more severe criminal penalties for businesses that go without workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. A bill filed earlier this month by Coakley’s office would make failure to carry worker’s compensation coverage equal to …
A woman who lost about 200 farm animals in an upstate New York barn fire blames the disaster on a propane heater she had set up to protect newborn and pregnant sheep and goats from subzero cold. Robin Dillenbeck, sitting …
An advertising and public relations campaign by the Pennsylvania agency that coordinates insurance fraud prevention activities is increasing the public’s understanding of various kinds of fraud, according to a new study by the group. The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority …
Commercial property insurers in Massachusetts will be allowed to exclude terrorism coverage from commercial fire insurance policies under a new law signed by Gov. Deval Patrick. The law modifies the standard fire insurance policy to allow insurers to exclude coverage …
Peerless Insurance has appointed Robert M. Rooney Jr. to regional vice president, New Hampshire-Vermont region. Rooney will oversee growth of commercial lines business and maintaining strong agency relations in New Hampshire and Vermont. Based in the company’s home office in …
A federal agency is fining a New Hampshire paper company for intentional safety violations in the death of a 34-year-old worker who was pulled through a paper rolling machine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the APC Paper …
New Jersey-based broker Bollinger has acquired Charles G. Treloar Agency Inc. of Kenvil, New Jersey. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agency’s employees will be relocated to Bollinger’s corporate headquarters in Short Hills, New Jersey. The 50-year-old agency …
