Virginia has named Jacqueline K. Cunningham as the state’s next commissioner of insurance. Cunningham has been deputy commissioner of the life and health division of the state’s Bureau of Insurance for nearly seven years. She joined the bureau in 1993. …
Great Northern Insurance is suing electronics firm Apple, claiming that a faulty laptop charger for one of its computers triggered a massive house fire in Central Connecticut. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Hartford last month, stems from a …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) New York division has surpassed the $1 million mark for ticket sales for its 2010 benefit dinner, which will be held Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. “The …
Insurance broker Marsh appointed James N. Michel as a senior vice president in its Global Rail Practice. Michel, who will be based in Washington, D.C., has over 35 years’ experience in rail design and operations, with specialties in operational analysis, …
Two Fall River men accused of killing and robbing their friend have been ordered held without bail. Charles Mendez and Tacoma Massie pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges Monday at their arraignment in Fall River District Court. Prosecutors …
A former New Hampshire firefighter is going to prison for at least three years after pleading guilty to setting a series of fires. Forty-four-year-old Stark Liedtke of Alton had pleaded guilty to three charges that he set fires on Berry …
New York City police officers were justified in shooting at an armed suspect on a Harlem street in 2005, a shootout that injured a mother and daughter playing nearby, New York’s highest court ruled. The officers had probable cause to …
New York has eased some workers’ compensation insurance requirements for out-of-state businesses that do only occasional, non-construction work in the Empire State. The rule change comes after years of lobbying by agents and their trade groups in the state. The …
A 49-year-old Maine man charged with burning down a topless coffee shop wants his trial moved. Raymond Bellavance claims pretrial publicity will make it too hard to find an unbiased jury in Kennebec County. Bellavance is charged with setting fire …
You play golf, you assume risks. So says New Hampshire’s Supreme Court. The state’s highest court has upheld dismissal of a negligence lawsuit brought by an injured golfer against Candia Woods Golf Links. Paul Sanchez III said the golf course …
