A woman falsely implicated by New York police in a gruesome 1989 multiple murder is entitled to more than $250,000 in compensation for the nearly 2 1/2 years she spent behind bars, a New York Court of Claims judge has …
The Connecticut Insurance Department has fined Safeco Cos. $434,000 following a market conduct exam of the five subsidiaries for the insurer. The fines are for violations that include improper cancellations, improper rating and using unlicensed agents and adjusters among others. …
A New Jersey nonprofit that hires workers to teach in foreign countries is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for those employees, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled. The decision — which reverses a ruling of a lower, …
Connecticut officials say the federal government is rejecting a request for aid for homeowners for storm damage that included a tornado on June 26. State officials say that preliminary damage information shows the state is not expected to be eligible, …
Independent agent groups in New York State pleaded with regulators during a meeting yesterday to take a more “common sense” approach to proposed rules requiring agents to tell clients how they get paid. The meetings, which took place in Manhattan, …
Where’s the beach? That’s the question some oceanfront homeowners are asking, bothered that the dunes are blocking their ocean views. A sandstorm is brewing in Atlantic City, where businesses and the City Council support lowering the dunes, although the sand …
Authorities are investigating a spate of weekend arson fires in Buffalo, including five set in vacant homes. Six fires occurred early Sunday morning on the city’s east side, with the first reported around midnight in a home where four adults …
Clements International, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of global insurance solutions, has named J. Christopher Beck president. Beck was previously senior vice president of the company. Beck has led the sales divisions of Clements International since 2000. With more than 20 …
A Canadian trucking company suing the state of New Hampshire over winter road conditions that led to the Interstate 93 traffic death of a 6-year-old boy says the state is withholding police accident reports in an attempt to stymie the …
A federal judge in Baltimore has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit can go to trial against Frederick County and the sheriff’s office in the death of a man who was shocked with a Taser in 2007. The family of …
