New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency for 11 counties as a winter storm is forecast to slam the Buffalo area and other upstate counties with intense “lake effect” snow through Sunday. The most significant …
Collision repair shop owner Steve Piispanen didn’t hire an attorney because he considers them to be “not educated” when it comes to insurance law. He represented himself when he appealed a local judge’s decision to dismiss a $1,093.37 claim against …
The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired Towson, Maryland-based Vinton Insurance Services, building on the company’s growing presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and further expanding its employee benefits business. Peter Vinson and his team will join with Hunt Valley, …
Insurance broker NFP reports it has acquired Juno Search Partners, a Philadelphia-based search and staffing firm. Juno specializes in contingent search, contractor placement, executive search and custom talent for employers. NFP said Juno co-founders Mikal C. Harden and Vicki Sack …
Rhode Island-based Factory Mutual Insurance Co. properly handled the firing of a long-time employee who claimed his axing in 2018 was due to age discrimination and retaliation for his complaints about the company taking no actions against another employee accused …
Donald Trump’s jail-bound longtime finance chief is still a company man, collecting a hefty salary from the former president’s namesake Trump Organization even as he makes his long-awaited turn as the prosecution’s star witness in a criminal tax fraud trial …
California-headquartered broker Relation Insurance Services reports it acquired the assets of Garrity Insurance in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Nov. 1. Serving Massachusetts individuals and businesses for more than 100 years, Garrity has offices in Dedham, Marblehead, Salem and Belmont in addition …
A federal judge in Springfield has given the green light to a $56 million settlement between the state of Massachusetts and families of 76 veterans who died from COVID-19 while living in the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in 2020. The families …
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional $2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. While accuser …
A judge granted a partial victory on Monday to a lawyer who sued Madison Square Garden after he and his colleagues were barred from the Garden and other MSG-owned venues because their firm represents a group suing the company. State …
