Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said. Investigators said the corrosion, caused by unseen condensation moisture that had collected between the bottom …
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes has laid out what she sees as the “fair” range of auto insurance premium increases for those drivers insured through the state’s residual market. In a letter to Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers (CAR), the industry-run board …
Richard Smith has been named president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA). Smith currently serves as deputy commissioner of the state of Vermont’s Public Service Department. The long-time government administrator has also served as deputy commissioner of Economic Development …
Rock Hill, New York-based Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. (ISA) has partnered with ACE Medical Risk to offer a new insurance program for addiction treatment organizations. This program is written on admitted paper through insurers in the ACE Group and will …
A former volunteer firefighter has pleaded no contest in connection with a series of arsons in northeastern Pennsylvania. Twenty-six-year-old Benjamin Christensen entered the plea in Lackawanna County Court on Friday. Prosecutors say the Carbondale resident faces up to 20 years …
The Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there nearly 40 years ago. The settlement was announced in state Superior Court on Thursday. Details were not released, …
Concerned about the increasing number of children across the nation being injured by falling furniture and televisions, lawmakers in New Jersey want manufacturers to do more to help prevent such tip-over accidents. The Assembly has given its approval to a …
AIG has paid an additional $900,000 to the Central Artery Tunnel (CA/T) Project in Massachusetts as part of an ongoing reconciliation of premiums and residual market payouts stemming from the insurer’s settlement of Big Dig workers’ comp premium issues with …
Federal aviation officials say they will change airspace rules over the Hudson River at New York City after
New Hampshire Republican legislators want Gov. John Lynch to work with them on budget changes should the state lose its claim to $110 million in a medical malpractice fund. Republican legislators held a news conference Wednesday to issue their plea …
