The Massachusetts state fire marshal and Everett officials are investigating eight fires they say were deliberately set. Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said Sunday that the fires were set during a 45-minute period between 11 p.m. and midnight Saturday. No injuries …
Three men were seriously burned Friday morning when an explosion rocked a northern New Jersey business. The blast at the Clifton conveyor business occurred just after 10 a.m. when a leaky tank on a truck in the business’ loading dock …
Firefighters in Hampton Beach put out a fire at a multifamily home only to be called back for a second fire 30 minutes later. Authorities say the first blaze broke out about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The second one occurred within …
A woman who says she was beaten at 50 Cent’s Connecticut mansion has been awarded more than $30,000 in her lawsuit against a member of the rapper’s entourage. A Waterbury Superior Court judge ruled Thursday in favor of 24-year-old Shana …
Maryland drivers will have to use handsfree devices to talk on cell phones while driving under legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly on Friday. The House of Delegates voted 125-14 to pass a measure already approved by the Senate, …
New Jersey-based Western World Insurance Group has announced three management changes. Thomas F. Mulligan has been promoted to president and chief executive officer from executive vice president of underwriting and marketing. Mulligan replaces Andrew S. Frazier who retired at the …
New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Tom Considine will join executives from the ACE Group on Monday to mark the opening of ACE’s new office in Jersey City. The office will employ 130 people in insurance, legal, claims and underwriting positions and …
Martin A. Schwartzman has been named first deputy superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department, making him second in command of the department. In February, he was named deputy superintendent for strategic planning and market initiatives. Prior to that, …
The Connecticut Insurance Department has fined four GEICO subsidiaries a total of $177,500 for improper rating, claim delays and the use of unlicensed adjusters among other violations. The total fine is a result of smaller fines assessed to four subsidiary …
Maine-based Acadia Insurance Co. has named Leonard J. Ryer as its new regional vice president for the insurer’s New Hampshire operations. Ryer will help to develop and monitor the overall underwriting, marketing, loss control and claims strategies for the New …
