September 1, 2009
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 …
September 1, 2009
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 …
September 1, 2009
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 …
August 31, 2009
A fire official says a man has died after getting trapped in a machine at a suburban Philadelphia packaging plant. Investigators say it appears to have been an accident. Firefighters responded to Mid-Atlantic Packaging in Montgomery Township around 4:50 p.m. …
August 31, 2009
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office say a fire in the EVRAZ Claymont Steel plant in Claymont was accidental. Firefighters were called to the plant Monday evening for a report of a fire and a trapped worker in a crane. …
August 28, 2009
A Strafford, New Hampshire, man has been convicted of staging a burglary at his home in order to collect insurance money. The attorney general’s office says 28-year-old Bradford Sargent reported the burglary to police and filed a claim with his …
August 28, 2009
The state Department of Environmental Protection is suing the owners of a former landfill in western Pennsylvania to recover more than $3 million in hazardous waste cleanup costs. The Boldan Landfill operated in an abandoned strip mine in Westmoreland County …
August 27, 2009
A worker is dead after a construction accident on New York City’s Throgs Neck Bridge. Police say 48-year-old William Barnes was struck by the boom of a small crane mounted on the back of a truck. The cable snapped, pinning …
August 27, 2009
The NIF Group has launched a new policy line for artisans and general contractors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Manhasset, New York-based program administrator said the coverage, offered on an admitted basis through Valiant Insurance, includes …
August 27, 2009
The state of Vermont has issued one of its largest ever workplace safety fines against a Massachusetts firm that formerly installed cable for Comcast. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration found six alleged willful violations by Advanced Digital Communications …