To start off, what exactly is a workers’ compensation group trust? Per the New York State Insurance Department Web site, it is: [A] group of employers who perform related activities in an industry who agree to be jointly and severally …
The former owner of a Connecticut trucking company has been sentenced to six years in jail on manslaughter and insurance fraud charges for his role in a fiery truck crash at a major suburban intersection that left four people dead, …
Colemont Insurance Brokers has named John Cleary as vice president and casualty broker. Cleary will be physically located in New Jersey, but he will be working as part of the Hartford, Connecticut office. He brings over 25 years of experience …
A professional liability policy does not cover legal fees for patent infringement lawsuits brought by a competing company, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled. The ruling comes in response to a suit brought by Transcore, a company that makes technology …
Residents of a Scituate, Massachusetts neighborhood rocked by a natural gas explosion last year have sued Bay State Gas Co. and the estate of the man who investigators said deliberately caused the blast. David Kupris was killed in the Dec. …
Wholesale commercial insurance brokerage NAPCO has relocated its corporate headquarters to an 11,000-square foot office inside the Woodbridge Hotel and Conference Center complex in Iselin, New Jersey. NAPCO says the move was prompted by steady growth in the catastrophic coverage …
Emmanuel Albaret has joined Manville, Rhode Island-based insurance agency, Hunter Insurance, Inc. as an account executive. Albaret specializes in commercial lines of insurance. He has seven years of experience in the insurance industry, working previously for two insurance agencies and …
A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge will not forfeit his $82,000 annual pension for the insurance fraud that landed him in federal prison for 46 months. That’s because the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System has determined judge Michael Joyce’s $440,000 …
Police and fire investigators say a sixth arson has been reported in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood. Police have no suspects in any of the fires, which have occurred in about the last two weeks. The latest fire started in a garage …
A 4-story building that housed a bar and apartments collapsed Sunday night in Brooklyn, leaving four people with minor injuries and leading to the evacuation of six adjacent buildings. The city’s Fire Department says the four who were injured were …
