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World Insurance Acquires Business of B. R. Alexander in Boston

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC reports it acquired the business of B. R. Alexander & Co., Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts on May 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. B. R. Alexander was founded in 1937. The …

Federal Regulator Throws Wrench Into Massachusetts Right-to-Repair Plans

A right-to-repair motor vehicle law in Massachusetts that was passed by voters two years ago but been held up in court has hit what could be a major roadblock. A federal regulator says car manufacturers cannot obey the law, which …

New York Governor to Propose State Regulation After Fatal Tour Boat Accident

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she wants the state to have regulatory authority over boats that operate in caves and similar waterways following a fatal tour boat accident in an underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal. The Office of …

World Insurance Acquires Assets of Bryant Agency in Upstate New York

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired substantially all the insurance assets of Bryant Asset Protection, Inc. of Slingerlands, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BAP was founded in 1951 by Charles Bryant, and …

Construction Owners Accused of Submitting Fraudulent Bonds for New York Storm Projects

Federal officials report they have charged two construction company owners with submitting fraudulent bonds in connection with storm recovery and reconstruction projects in New York. Rawinder Dhillon and Amninder Singh allegedly defrauded the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm …

University of Delaware Settles Class Action Over COVID Campus Shutdown

The University of Delaware has agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit over its campus shutdown in 2020 and the halting of in-person classes because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to court papers that were filed this month …

Family Sues Harvard Medical School Over Theft of Body Parts Donated for Research

The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes filed a class-action lawsuit on Friday on behalf of all families who believe their loved ones’ body parts were mishandled by the school’s former …

AM Best Issues Negative Oulook for Allegany-Conemaugh Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable for Allegany Co-op Insurance Co., in Cuba, New York, and Conemaugh Valley Mutual Insurance Co. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. These companies are collectively referred to as Allegany-Conemaugh Group. At the same …

Collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia to Reopen Within 2 Weeks, Governor Says

The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania’s governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical segment of the highway closed to East Coast traffic since last …

15 Injured as Baltimore Bus Crashes Into Two Cars, Building

Fifteen people were injured Saturday when a mass transit bus crashed with two cars before hitting a building in Baltimore, police said. Baltimore police said officers in the city’s central district responded to a Maryland Transit Administration bus crash at …

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