The Connecticut Insurance Department has posted a new schedule of fees, effective next month, which doubles the cost of most insurance agents’ licenses. Among the increases: producers license fees and renewals jumped from $40 to $80, and exam fees have …
Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane towing an advertising banner was OK after the aircraft crashed into Rehoboth Bay off Dewey Beach in Delaware Investigators believe the Piper Cub lost engine power Saturday during a flight for Ocean …
A Maine heating oil company says somebody gained unauthorized access to one of its bank accounts and stole close to $150,000 while possibly viewing the private banking information of hundreds of customers. Downeast Energy in Brunswick says the money was …
A Maryland woman is seeking $150,000 for injuries she says she sustained when she tripped over a flower pot at a fire hall in 2006. According to court documents, Shirley Hiser filed suit Tuesday against the Maugansville Goodwill Volunteer Fire …
New York-based insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) says it will begin offering property and casualty insurance coverage to owners of high-value homes in Connecticut. PURE, which is a member-owned reciprocal insurer, has also received licenses in Maryland, Georgia, Alabama …
A Pennsylvania pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding the painkiller OxyContin is suing her employers for arranging the mock holdup. Babette Perry says in a lawsuit that she was not …
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has allowed a lawsuit brought by residents and businesses served by electric utility Unitil to go forward. The 13 plaintiffs are seeking damages for losses incurred in an ice storm that hit the state in …
New York’s Senate has confirmed James J. Wrynn as superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. Wrynn, who succeeded Eric Dinallo, had been serving as acting superintendent since Aug. 20. He most recently served as executive director of the …
A Maryland man has entered an Alford plea in connection with a fire at his home last year. Fifty-one-year-old Bruce B. Opel entered the plea to a charge of reckless endangerment Wednesday in Allegany County Circuit Court. With an Alford …
The New York State Insurance Department released proposed new rules mandating how and what insurance agents must reveal to clients about how they are compensated in the sale of a policy. The so-called transparency rules – which are not yet …
