Dennis J. Hayes has been appointed special deputy superintendent of the New York Liquidation Bureau (NYLB). Hayes has been a senior executive at NYLB since 1996, most recently serving as assistant special deputy superintendent. As special deputy superintendent, Hayes will …
Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Stoughton man who fell off a forklift and struck his head on the concrete floor in the Taunton warehouse where he worked. Authorities say 51-year-old Alan Forsyth was taken to Morton Hospital …
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Maryland grocery chain Mars Super Markets will pay $275,000 to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit. The settlement was announced Tuesday. Part-time deli clerk Gail Brown alleged that Mars wouldn’t hire her as an …
In a move widely supported by industry advocates, the New York State Insurance Department has approved new rules that would make it quicker and easier for to write some categories of higher-risk insurance that are typically placed in the excess …
A man already charged in a fatal fire has been held for trial in four more blazes in the arson-plagued southeastern Pennsylvania town of Coatesville. A district judge in Chester County ruled Monday that there was enough evidence to try …
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging his federal counterpart, Attorney General Eric Holder, to look into reports that some auto insurers improperly steer consumers toward certain body repair shops — allegations that one industry group dismissed as bogus. Blumenthal …
A new associate’s degree program is being offered at a community college in New Jersey to prepare students for work in the insurance industry. The program at Mercer County Community College in Trenton was developed in cooperation with the Independent …
Washington D.C. has a new insurance commissioner: Gennet Purcell, a former lawyer, who had been serving as deputy commissioner since December. Purcell joined the department after serving as a partner at a private law firm, where her specialties included insurance …
New Jersey hospitals will soon have to make public more detailed information on medical errors. The legislation — which also bars hospitals from charging insurers or patients for procedures to correct certain medical mistakes or hospital-acquired conditions — was signed …
New Yorkers who suffer a permanent partial disability can be paid workers’ compensation benefits in a single, lump sum if they so choose, under a new law signed by Gov. David Paterson. The law changes the payment structure from incremental …
