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RiverStone Acquires Electric Insurance; Plymouth Rock Gets Renewal Rights

RiverStone International reports it has closed on its acquisition of Electric Insurance Co. and its two subsidiaries, Elm Insurance Co. and Electric Insurance Agency. Electric Insurance is a Beverly, Massachusetts-domiciled insurer licensed in all 50 states and the District of …

Medical Cannabis User Fired After Failing Drug Test Appeals Denial of Job Benefits

A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he had used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he should not have been denied a …

Vermont Is 1st State With Law Requiring Oil Companies Pay for Climate Change Damage

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. …

Aon/NFP’s Lenox Advisors Acquires Maryland Benefits Firm Serving Medical Pros

Lenox Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of NFP, an Aon company, reports it has acquired Martin/Wight & Co., a Maryland-based insurance and financial services firm that specializes in serving medical professionals. Founders Brian Martin and Ted Wight will join Lenox as …

AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable, Affirms Excellent Ratings for MEMIC Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of workers’ compensation specialist Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. in Portland, Maine …

Nurse Honored for Compassion Is Fired After Referring to Gaza ‘Genocide’ in Speech

A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech accepting an award. Labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honored …

Clinic Sued for Allegedly Firing Employee for Not Disclosing Disability in Job Interview

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pursuing a case against an employer the agency says fired a new employee for not disclosing her low vision disability in her job interview. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from …

Denial of House Fire Claim Upheld. Insureds Never Knew Their Policy Was Nonrenewed.

A Connecticut Appeals Court has affirmed that an insurer is not obligated to provide actual notice of a home insurance nonrenewal; proof that the insurer sent the notice by registered or certified mail is sufficient. The homeowners claimed they never …

Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Team Assessing Likelihood of Another Tragic Bridge Disaster

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are assessing the country’s bridges to determine the likelihood of another disaster like the one that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The team includes students and faculty members and will focus on …

Supreme Court Backs NRA in First Amendment Claim Against New York Regulator

The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a claim by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that a former New York regulator allegedly violated the organization’s First Amendment rights by coercing insurers and banks to terminate their business relationships with the NRA …

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