A Philadelphia-area school district has agreed to pay $610,000 to settle two lawsuits over secret photos taken on school-issued laptops. The Lower Merion School District admits it captured thousands of webcam photographs and screen shots from student laptops in a …
Authorities say eight fires in 16 hours in Manchester, New Hampshire were arson. Fire officials say they started Saturday afternoon and ended Sunday. No injuries or serious damage have been reported. District Fire Chief Robert Corbeil tells the Union Leader …
Virginia-based Argo Group has promoted Ron Vindivich to senior vice president for transportation underwriting for Colony Specialty. In his new role, Vindivich will develop the strategy of a soon-to-be combined garage, brokerage transportation and binding transportation organization. Vindivich has more …
A big drop in the size and amount of payouts from Pennsylvania’s Mcare fund show that the state’s medical malpractice climate is improving, Gov. Edward Rendell said. Over the last seven years, Mcare —which provides the catastrophic level of insurance …
Five more insurers have reached settlements with the state of Massachusetts over allegations they charged inflated premiums for motorcycle insurance, the state’ attorney general said. The latest settlements with Arbella Mutual, Hanover, OneBeacon (Mass. Homeland), National Grange Mutual and Norfolk …
U.K.-based insurer Beazley has hired Max Perkins as an underwriter in its Technology, Media, & Business Services team in Philadelphia. Perkins will focus on underwriting middle market risks. He formerly served an executive underwriter for national accounts at ACE Ltd. …
A Grand Jury has indicted the former head of Rhode Island’s dominant workers’ compensation insurer, charging him with stealing from Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Attorney General Patrick Lynch said that Joseph Solomon faces one count of larceny over $500 and …
The recession and slowdown in construction activity in New York City had a silver lining last year: fewer workplace deaths. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 63 workplace fatalities in the city in 2009. That’s 27 …
Families of at least five passengers killed when a plane crashed into a home last year have reached settlements with the airlines involved, and more agreements are expected before a wrongful-death trial begins, lawyers said. So far, 39 lawsuits have …
New York-based insurer Merchants Insurance Group has promoted Eric Feit to assistant vice president and regional manager of its Eastern Strategic Business Center in Hauppauge, New York. Feit has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance field, and …
