The Hanover won’t have to pay $26,000 in claims on behalf of a Connecticut contractor who accidentally knocked over the house he was working on, a Connecticut Superior Court has ruled. The decision comes from a lawsuit by homeowner James …
The Board of County Supervisors in Prince William County, Virginia is considering raising the cost of an ambulance trip. The board on Tuesday moved forward with a plan to have insurance companies pay between $400 and $700 plus $10 per …
Betsy Enloe has been appointed vice president of technology at Specialty Risk Services, a subsidiary of The Hartford that specializes third party administration for workers’ compensation and liability claims Enloe, who will be based in Hartford, Connecticut, will work with …
The Vermont Supreme Court says a landowner can sue the president of the Vermont Asbestos Group over contamination on property next to a former asbestos mine in Eden and Lowell. The Supreme Court has overruled a lower court’s decision, saying …
Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed reassigning investigators to probe workers’ compensation fraud but giving them far broader powers to prevent the misuse of state government funds. The proposal was contained in a $7.8 billion budget plan meant to …
Tom Considine has been nominated as New Jersey’s banking and insurance commissioner. Considine, a MetLife vice president, was named to the job by incoming Gov. Chris Christie. Christie praised Considine for his extensive government relations and financial services experience. The …
Insurance agents will be required to notify the state if they have been disciplined by any non-governmental regulatory agency under a new law signed yesterday. The new law requires insurance producers licensed in New Jersey to report to the commissioner …
Molly Lambert, former president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as rural development director for New Hampshire and Vermont. She was nominated for the post last year.
Worcester, Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. will acquire The Campania Group, a medical and general liability insurer for the health care industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Campania Group, based in Vienna, Virginia, provides professional …
Two chocolate processing companies in Camden, New Jersey have been fined for safety violations following the death of an employee who fell into a giant vat of chocolate in July. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
