February 26, 2010
A man rescued from a fire at a renowned R&B record company had been using a lighter to see inside the building, which he entered while possibly intoxicated, police said Wednesday in charging him with arson. Police said Christopher Cimini, …
February 26, 2010
The number of suspected insurance fraud notifications received by the Virginia State Police are continuing to increase, according to the Insurance Fraud Program’s 2009 Annual Report Last year, the Insurance Fraud Program received a record 2,078 notifications of suspected insurance …
February 26, 2010
Connecticut-based insurance agency Gowrie has hired Farley Towse as a producer and insurance advisor in its Darien office. Towse will focus on advising clients throughout New England on their insurance needs, including home, auto, umbrella and yacht insurance. Prior to …
February 25, 2010
Insurance brokerage Beecher Carlson will refund over $90,000 to several Massachusetts clients who were not told the firm was receiving commissions from insurers in addition to client-paid fees, as part of a settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office. Seven …
February 25, 2010
An Ohio man is charged with setting fire to a western Pennsylvania mobile home he used to rent after police say heavy snows kept him from driving away. Thirty-three-year-old Robert Lee Armstrong, of Warren, Ohio, is charged with arson, burglary …
February 25, 2010
Two workers injured in a power plant explosion filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that proper safety procedures were not followed, and an attorney said that included live electricity running through the site, workers welding and a gas-fueled torch heater running …
February 24, 2010
The former CEO of a now-defunct insurance agency in New Jersey has been indicted for stealing over $300,000 in commercial insurance premiums. Richard Pisacane, former head of Bayonne-based Northern Financial Group, has been charged with theft and misapplication of entrusted …
February 24, 2010
The wife of a Bronx, New York man who was fatally shot by a police officer while defending his stepdaughter is suing for $285 million. The wrongful death suit filed Friday names the city and Officer Michael Falcione. Sandra Rodriguez …
February 24, 2010
A Connecticut teenage girl who says she was raped in the back of a taxi in Naugatuck in 2007 has been awarded $1 million in a lawsuit against the alleged attacker and the cab company. A Waterbury Superior Court jury …
February 24, 2010
New York insurance regulators recovered $32.3 million last year for consumers who complained about insurers’ business practices and claims handling. The Insurance Department investigates approximately 60,000 complaints a year. In all, 7,780 people across the state received money back as …