Lawyers for victims of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people have asked a judge to approve a trust fund that will pay out $176 million in settlement proceeds. The request was made in court papers filed Wednesday. …
A new portion of the New Hampshire building codes will require that sprinkler systems be installed in all new homes. WMUR-TV said the New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every newly constructed single- and …
Northwestern Pennsylvania’s largest city has banned hand-held cell phone use by those driving vehicles or riding bicycles. Erie City Council approved the measure this Wednesday. Mayor Joe Sinnott says he’ll sign it and the law will take affect Jan. 5. …
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a man’s drunkenness did not render his attempted shootings of a woman accidental and therefore did not trigger coverage under either his homeowners policy or his personal umbrella liability policy …
New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn announced that Joseph Fritsch has been named deputy superintendent for Accounting and International Affairs. Fritsch was most recently the director of Insurance Accounting Policy. As deputy superintendent, Fritsch will advise on accounting …
A former New York State Corrections officer who reportedly owned two Delaware sandwich shops surrendered to authorities in New York last week to face workers’ compensation fraud charges initiated by the New York State Insurance Fund. Donald Walker, of Middleton, …
A judge said this week he would rule by Jan. 15 on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the families of two students slain in the mass shootings at Virginia Tech. After hearing arguments, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge …
The New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud honored its YouTube video contest winners at the its recent annual meeting. A group of SUNY Cortland students took the top honor. John Passmore of Horseheads, N.Y.; Teresa Riley of Liverpool, N.Y.; and …
New York officials recently directed State Farm Insurance Co. to give 113 Long Island property owners the opportunity to renew their homeowners’ policies with the company. The action came as the result of a complaint filed by one of the …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has submitted his resignation to Governor O’Malley effective Jan. 8, 2010, to accept an appointment as chief counsel to the federal Food and Drug Administration. Tyler has been insurance commissioner since September 2007, when …
