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Pennsylvania Helps Buffalo Clear Snow; State Acts on Insurance, Banks, Flood Risk

Like a good neighbor, the state of Pennsylvania is sending equipment and personnel to help neighboring Buffalo, New York, dig out from the recent deadly winter storm that dumped more than four feet of snow in the region and has …

OSHA Penalties Upheld Against Vermont Cable Firm Over Death at New York Site

An administrative law judge has affirmed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations and $24,290 in penalties issued to Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd., a Brookfield, Vermont, telecommunications contractor, following the death of an employee at an Andover, New York, worksite. …

Top 10 East Insurance Journal Stories of 2022

An auto repair shop owner becomes his own lawyer and beats a giant insurer. An insurer mishandles a claim involving a beer pong tournament. A violent gang is accused of trying to take over New York City’s fire mitigation industry. …

Insurer Finds Connecticut Public Buildings Free From Foundation Problems of Homes

A review of concrete foundations of public buildings in northeastern Connecticut, including schools and fire stations, has found no widespread deterioration problems like what’s plagued hundreds of residential homeowners. Out of 100 structures surveyed, only a handful showed signs of …

Death Count Rises as Buffalo Digs Out From ‘Worst Storm’ in Lifetime

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for more victims Monday, aftermore than 28 people died in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit western New …

Polar Park Construction Manager Pays $1.9M Over Minority Hiring Pledge

The company that oversaw the construction of a minor league baseball park in Massachusetts has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to settle allegations that it failed to live up to its pledge of giving a certain portion of the …

Judge Permits Claim for Business Lost While Helping Clients Recover From Data Breach

A federal judge has dismissed a complaint leveled against an insurer alleging bad faith in the handling of a data breach claim but has advanced the underlying dispute of whether the insured suffered business interruption losses from the breach. Judge …

Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires New Jersey’s Wings Agency

Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance reports that it acquired Wings Agency of Hainesport, New Jersey on December 22, 2022. Wings Agency was founded by Hobart “Bud” Montee over half a century ago. His daughter, Jenny Heins, took over the firm …

Hilb Acquires OceanPoint Insurance in Rhode Island

National broker The Hilb Group reported it has acquired Rhode Island-based OceanPoint Insurance, building upon its presence in the New England region. OceanPoint is based in Middletown, and has additional offices in Barrington, Coventry and Tiverton. The independent agency has …

President Biden Approves Emergency Declaration for New York Counties

President Joe Biden has approved New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s request for a federal emergency declaration as a result of the historic winter storm that continues to impact the Western ad North Country regions of the state. The storm brought …

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