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NSM Insurance Adds 3 Medical Stop Loss, Managed Care Specialty Firms

Pennsylvania-based insurance program specialist NSM Insurance Group has completed its acquisition of three businesses that specialize in the field of medical stop loss insurance and managed care insurance. The firms are Sequoia Reinsurance Services in Minnesota, and IOA Re’s two …

New York Senate Passes Bill Requiring Insurance Disclosure on Pipeline Projects

The New York Senate has unanimously approved legislation that requires the disclosure of insurance information on permit applications for the construction of pipelines traversing any freshwater wetlands in the state. The necessary information includes the name of the insurance company …

Vermont Senate Advances Liability Shield for Abortion and Transgender Care Providers

The Vermont Senate on Friday passed a bill that aims to protect health care workers from disciplinary action for providing abortions and gender-affirming health care, and change insurance premium charges related to such care. The legislation defines reproductive and gender-affirming …

White House Approves Disaster Funding for New Hampshire’s December Storm

President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire following damage caused by a severe storm and flooding that happened around Christmas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Funding is available to the state, eligible local governments and …

Connecticut Gunmaker Sued by Son of Colorado Supermarket Shooting Victim

The son of one of 10 people killed at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre – following the litigation road map set by families …

Judge Blocks Forced Arbitration of Diners’ Pricing Claims Against Meal Delivery Firms

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday said Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates cannot force diners who have used their platforms into binding arbitration over claims they conspired to drive up prices for restaurant meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

FBI Returns 50 Artifacts Stolen From Museums

Federal authorities say dozens of artifacts stolen in the 1970s from museums in several states and dating back as far as the French and Indian War have been returned to the institutions. The FBI announced Monday at a ceremony at …

Physical Abuse Must Involve ‘Imbalance or Misuse of Power’ for Exclusion: Court

An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless the act involves “an imbalance or misuse of power in addition to being physically harmful,” the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court …

Albany Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Sex Abuse Litigation

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York as it, like other dioceses in the state, faces hundreds of lawsuits by survivors of sexual abuse by priests. Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of …

Judge Approves Release of Baltimore Church Sex Abuse Report

A judge on Tuesday granted the Maryland Attorney General’s Office permission to publicly release a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Roman Catholic priests and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s response. Officials …

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