The New Hampshire House votes Wednesday whether to make boat speed limits permanent on the state’s largest lake. The House will consider a Senate bill that raises the daytime limit to 50 mph and the nighttime limit to 30 mph …
School officials in Vermont say winter flooding at a Bennington elementary school caused $200,000 in damage. Officials say the Jan. 17 water main break at the Molly Stark Elementary School affected 17 rooms and closed the school until Jan. 28. …
Few New Jersey teen drivers are complying with the nation’s first law that requires them to display decals on their license plates. Fewer than one in four had purchased decals when the new law went into effect on Saturday. State …
A student who says he was falsely accused of rape by a Brown University classmate can move forward with his lawsuit against the Ivy League school, a federal judge ruled. William McCormick III filed a federal lawsuit that accused the …
New York-based program administrator The Brownyard Group has formed a new division to serve as a facilitator between its agents and brokers and its underwriting and claims teams. The new division, Brownyard Client Services, will evaluated the needs of brokers …
New York-based risk management firm RMI Consulting has hired Ira E. Sorkin as senior consultant. Sorkin previously worked with Marsh, providing risk management services and analysis to the 30 Major League Baseball clubs covered under the league-wide property/casualty program through …
A Connecticut businessman faces sentencing for stealing more than $1.3 million from clients and using the money to gamble at Connecticut’s casinos. Thomas Cipriano has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering. The 54-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced …
Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill imposing extra taxes on bonuses paid to state employees of investment banks and insurers that received federal bailout aid during the economic crisis. The House of Representatives approved the bill 89-49 early Sunday, and …
The Democratic Rural Conference of New York is backing former Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo for the party’s nomination for attorney general. Dinallo won among a field of five Saturday in the straw poll that’s often been a bellwether for the …
Spring fire season is coming to an end in Virginia. The season ends Friday and the state Department of Forestry says the number of wildfires fell 29 percent this year. There were 400 wildfires during the 75-day season this year, …
