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Nielsen Joins S.H. Smith

Connecticut-based E&S broker S.H. Smith & Co. has named Todd Nielsen vice president of its professional and management liability department and head of the firm’s new Rhode Island office. Nielsen will focus on coverage for financial institutions, specifically banks, insurance …

Nationwide Tops List of Least-Complained About Insurers in New York

Insurer Nationwide is the least-complained about personal auto insurer in New York’s $10 billion auto insurance market, according to newly released ranking of 167 companies by the state’s Insurance Department. Long Island Insurance Company ranks worst among insurers writing $1 …

New Jersey School Chief Charged in Insurance Kickback Scheme

The superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district surrendered to the FBI on Thursday and was charged with fraud and bribery over an alleged insurance-kickback scheme that federal officials called “staggering” in its scope. Toms River Schools Superintendent Michael Ritacco, …

New York AG Sues FedEx Over Independent Contractor Classifications

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing Federal Express’ ground package delivery unit, alleging its classification of drivers as independent contractors illegally deprives them of legal protections workers enjoy. The lawsuit accuses FedEx Ground Package System Inc. of concocting …

Brown & Brown Buys Some Business from Pennsylvania’s Greystone

Insurance broker Brown & Brown has acquired part of the business of Berwyn, Pa.-based Greystone Benefits, Inc. The company said that the acquired book of business, with annual revenues of approximately $1.2 million, consists primarily of employee benefits products and …

New Jersey to Cite Drivers for Ice and Snow on Cars

New Jersey drivers are now required to remove ice and snow from their vehicles under a new law that has gone into effect. The law, passed last October, authorizes fines and citations for drivers who fail to clean off their …

Deer Without Appointment Crashes Through New Jersey Vet’s Window

A deer crashed through a window at a New Jersey veterinarian’s office. Staff, clients and pets escaped without injury when the buck came through Family Pet Hospital in Mount Olive Township Tuesday. Dr. Sue Bliesath told The Daily Record of …

Workers Injured in Pennsylvania Coke Blast Sue U.S. Steel

Three men burned in a July explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works have sued claiming the steelmaker’s managers directed them to repair a “live” gas line even after an alarm went off warning of high levels of natural gas. …

Delaware Sees 30% Drop in Teen Crashes

A new study has found that crashes involving 16-year-olds in Delaware have dropped 30 percent since the graduated driver’s license law took effect in 1999. The University of Delaware study attributes the drop to more parental supervision and night-driving restrictions. …

Cincinnati Insurance Co. Enters Connecticut

The Cincinnati Insurance Co., the lead property/casualty subsidiary of Cincinnati Financial Corp., will begin writing business in Connecticut through Rose & Kiernan Inc., an independent insurance agency serving Danbury, Conn. The agency is a branch of Rose & Kiernan Inc. …

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