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Marsh McLennan Agency Buys Maryland’s HMS Insurance

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of global insurance broker Marsh, reports it has acquired Hunt Valley, Maryland-based HMS Insurance Associates, Inc. Founded in 1943, HMS provides businesses and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic region with property/casualty insurance, surety, group captive, …

Google to Pay District of Columbia $9.5M for Location Tracking, Privacy Violations

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine, in one of his last steps before leaving office, announced that Google will pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it deceived and manipulated consumers to gain access to their location data, …

New Year’s Day Explosion Leveled 2 Homes, Injured 5 in Philadelphia

A suspected gas explosion a few hours into the new year demolished two Philadelphia row homes and damaged others, sending several people to the hospital, authorities said. Fire department officials said the blast occurred shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday in …

MagMutual Completes Acquisition of New Jersey’s MDAdvantage

Atlanta-based physician insurer MagMutual Insurance Co reports it has .has completed its acquisition of MDAdvantage Insurance Co. of New Jersey. The deal received final corporate approval and regulatory approval by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance in December. …

Maine’s New Laws Address PFAS, Minimum Wage, Pay for Unused Vacation

Minimum wage earners will see a pay increase and employers will have to pay departing employees for unused vacation time under laws taking effect Jan. 1 in Maine. Maine’s minimum wage will increase from $12.75 to $13.80 based on a …

Another Woman Files Sex Abuse Suit Against Cosby, NBC Under New York Extension

A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this month. Stacey Pinkerton says she was …

Court Asked to Enforce $3 Million Settlement of Suit Over Virginia Police Shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront last year have asked a judge to enforce the $3 million settlement agreement announced …

Suit Alleges Agency Liable in Accidental Child Shooting Due to Home Office

The parents of a Maine three-year old boy who accidentally shot himself with a loaded pistol filed a negligence suit against the owner of a Vermont home where the boy found the gun while on a visit. The boy’s family …

Vermont Lawmaker Wants to Close Abuse Reporting Exemption for Clergy

The head of the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee says he’s going to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session to close an exemption to the state’s child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members of the clergy. Democratic Sen. …

Highway Fatalities Top 170 in Maine

Maine is likely to finish the year with its highest number of highway fatalities in 15 years, as a pandemic trend of speeding and reckless driving continues across the state, officials said. The unofficial number of highway deaths stood at …

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