New York state Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo will resign effective July 3, Governor David Paterson said on Thursday, amid speculation the former prosecutor may run for state attorney general. Dinallo, who was a top aide to former Democratic Governor Eliot …
The family of a woman who died on a hospital floor, struggling to get up while staffers ignored her, has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against New York City for $2 million. But the family of Esmin Green, whose death was …
The Progressive insurance company is paying the state of Massachusetts $120,000 and reimbursing customers after volunteering that its Web site had provided inaccurate rate comparisons. The Ohio-based Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. began selling policies in Massachusetts on May 1, 2008, …
A western Pennsylvania town is trying to find an arsonist who has set at least 35 vacant structures on fire in the past 18 months. New Castle Fire Chief Thomas Maciarello says 90 percent of the fires have been in …
If you’re planning on preparing for a hurricane, this is the week to do it. Virginia’s sales tax holiday on hurricane preparedness items runs from Monday through Sunday. Throughout the week, 22 items that can be helpful in a storm …
Firefighters spent more than three hours battling a four-alarm fire in an apartment complex in Randallstown Sunday night. Baltimore County fire officials say the blaze was reported just before 9 p.m. Within 40 minutes, it had gone to four alarms …
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would let doctors say “I’m sorry” without admitting they made a medical mistake. Doctors have long expressed frustration that showing any compassion toward patients or their families — especially after a death following an …
Westbrook, Maine-based Acadia Insurance Co. will begin offering specialized insurance coverage for the self-storage industry throughout New England and New York. “Self-storage facilities provide an essential service to the public, whether people need temporary storage solutions between moves or additional …
A fire has decimated an upstate New York barn more than 30 years after a blaze destroyed another barn on the same spot and killed two children. Edward Tyler remembers the first time his family’s barn in northern Rome burned …
Fire officials say a blaze has destroyed the Jefferson Market in Jefferson, Maryland. The fire was reported early Thursday. When the Jefferson Volunteer Company arrived on the scene, flames were through the roof, which eventually partially collapsed. As many as …
