June 14, 2022
Coterie Insurance, a small business insurtech, announced its expansion into New York State. With the addition of New York, Coterie insurance products are now available to agents, brokers and small employers across the nation. New York agents and brokers can …
June 14, 2022
Florida-based Britely Insurance reports it has agreed to acquire the assets of Empire State Brokerage Services, a Plainview, New York based wholesale broker operating in more than 25 states. The transaction is expected to close in July of 2022. David …
June 14, 2022
One person died in a construction accident in Boston last Thursday morning and a second person was taken to the hospital, police said. Officers responded to the city’s Seaport District at about 5:30 a.m. for reports of an accident, Officer …
June 14, 2022
New York is the second state to enact a law intended to force firearms manufacturers to adopt microstamping, a technology in which guns imprint tiny codes on ammunition cartridges as they are fired– creating a unique signature police could use …
June 13, 2022
The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association is no mere “witch hunt,” a New York judge ruled Friday in dismissing the gun rights advocacy group’s claims that the case is a political vendetta. Manhattan Judge Joel …
June 13, 2022
A salad dressing maker is seeking coverage from its insurer for costs it incurred in preventing a shutdown of one of its processing plants due to a pollution event. Massachusetts-based Ken’s Foods maintains its insurer has a common law duty …
June 13, 2022
Two people were rescued after they somehow fell into a partially filled chocolate tank while doing maintenance work at a candy factory in Pennsylvania. The incident at the Mars Wrigley plant in Elizabethtown occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday. The …
June 10, 2022
A Connecticut casino and resort operator has lost its bid to obtain insurance reimbursement for business losses due to the COVID-19 virus. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (FMI) has succeeded in having the resort’s COVID-19 suit against it dismissed. The Mohegan …
June 10, 2022
Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced that NXG Insurance Agency Group in Kingston, New York has joined its agency partnership. The partnership expands Patriot’s reach in New York and broadens NXG’s capabilities to a national level, according to the announcement. NXG …
June 10, 2022
MAPFRE USA Hires Zimmerman to Lead Commercial Lines MAPFRE USA, a leading personal and commercial auto writer and home insurer in Massachusetts, announced that Jesse Zimmerman has joined the leadership team as vice president of commercial lines. Zimmerman will oversee …