New York-based wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. has promoted Richard Smith Jr. to Renewal Underwriter. He will underwrite for the firm’s Binding Authority Team, specializing in general liability, excess/umbrella, property, inland marine and workers’ compensation. Smith joined Russell Bond in …
Markel Ventures, the investment arm of Virginia-based specialty insurer Markel, has acquired a majority interest in RD Holdings, a private company headquartered in Virginia that provides retail intelligence services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Markel Ventures owns and …
The state Fire Marshal’s office says an unknown malfunction in the engine compartment of a car parked under a house sparked a fire that caused $800,000 in damage to the home and surrounding dwellings. The fire broke out Friday evening …
A federal jury in New Jersey has found a California man guilty of selling bogus liability insurance policies. The jury returned its verdict against 62-year-old Ronald Allen of North Hollywood, Calif., following a seven-day trial in Camden. Prosecutors say Allen …
A jury Tuesday ordered U.S. cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. to pay damages to a dead smoker’s family for allegedly enticing the woman and other black children with free cigarettes given out decades ago. Evans vs Lorillard was the first case …
A federal tax fraud case against a Bronx tax preparer touched off a workers’ comp fraud case against the woman who is now charged with wrongly collecting over $135,000 in benefits, officials said. Rosa Rivera has already been charged by …
Authorities say a northwestern Pennsylvania couple is expected to recover from their injuries in an explosion and fire that destroyed their home near the New York border. Officials in Bradford say Robert and Beverly Butler were first taken to a …
A Delaware jury that broke precedent by placing some of the blame for a priest abuse case with the local parish has gone light on the punitive damages. The jury last week chose to make St. Elizabeth’s parish in Wilmington …
Officials say they are investigating similarities between arsons in two Cape Cod towns where someone left messages condemning wealthy people. Barnstable police Det. John York says someone spray-painted “(expletive) the rich” on a fence at a house where incendiary devices …
An analysis finds some Rhode Island drivers are moving unnoticed through the system and staying behind the wheel despite multiple violations. The Providence Journal reports Sunday that some drivers’ lengthy records have not been examined — and their licenses haven’t …
