New Jersey-based Patterson-McKenna Insurance Agency Inc. (PMA) has joined Bollinger Insurance brokerage. The agency provides a wide array of commercial, personal and employee benefits insurance services to its more than 900 business clients and 2500 families and individuals. It also …
The New York State Insurance Department is proposing new regulations for no-fault auto insurance coverage in Empire State, in a move the state’s top regulator says will help reduce fraud. “We have to be vigilant in protecting the pocketbooks of …
A former assistant fire chief accused of setting two small fires in an arson-plagued steel town near Philadelphia has worked out a plea bargain freeing him from jail. A Chester County judge says the deal for Robert Tracey Jr. is …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) announced that Willis Group Holdings CEO and Chairman Joseph J. Plumeri will be the honoree for its 2009 New York Division Gala. Plumeri will be honored specifically for his personal philanthropy and positive impact …
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled the state’s insurance regulator can implement a medical fee schedule for treatments covered by Personal Injury Protection (PIP). The decision upholds an August decision by a state appeals court. “We are gratified by …
New Hampshire is promoting safe holidays with a new campaign against driving drunk or drugged. More than 200 state officials are expected to attend the campaign’s launch at the governor’s annual highway safety luncheon in Meredith today. Gov. John Lynch …
A bill that would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 or older to pass cognitive and physical exams every time they renew their licenses has stalled on Beacon Hill. The legislation gained momentum this summer after a spate of car accidents …
New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a trend that could be at least partly attributable to the economic downturn. Preliminary figures for the six-state region showed 136 workplace fatalities in …
The New England Seismic Network says a small earthquake shook parts of western Maine early Thursday morning. According to Weston Observatory at Boston College, the earthquake happened at 2 a.m. and had a magnitude of 2.5. It was centered about …
A federal appeals court says a western Pennsylvania woman isn’t entitled to a new trial on her claim that an accounting error by Ernst & Young cost her $103 million. The Pennsylvania Superior Court two years ago threw out a …
