A Massachusetts man seriously injured in a crash while a passenger in an Uber car is suing Uber and the driver for $63 million in damages. The suit accuses Uber of negligence in the hiring of the driver, who the …
The New York State Senate has voted to confirm Adrienne A. Harris as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Harris, a former economic advisor to President Barack Obama, was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul in …
Investigators are focusing on human error as the likely reason a train struck a car at a crossing in Massachusetts late last week, killing the 68-year-old driver. Roberta Sausville was killed Friday when her vehicle was struck in Wilmington by …
After an employee of a Watertown, Connecticut metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021 while repairing a portable water heater, an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that his employer, PM Engineered Solutions Inc., …
A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who saw him and happened to be trained in the use of tourniquets, authorities in Maine said. “It had to be …
Pennsylvania-based Element Risk Management has acquired two Pennsylvania insurance agencies and another in Virginia, The Pennsylvania agencies are W.S. Hoffman Insurance located in Phoenixville, and L&B Insurance and Financial Services, located in Collegeville. Element Risk also acquired Stoneburner-Carter Insurance, located …
Forty-five new captive insurance companies were licensed this past year in Vermont, making 2021 Vermont’s fourth highest year of growth in its 40-year history. Vermont is now home to 620 licensed captives, consisting of 589 active and 31 dormant captives.. …
NFP Realigns Its Northeast Region Leadership, Appoints Henry and Walsh Co-Presidents Insurance broker NFP announced Kate Henry and Mike Walsh have become co-presidents of its Northeast region. As part of this leadership realignment, Henry and Walsh succeed Bill Austin, who …
A judge has dismissed Ocean City from a federal lawsuit over a beach umbrella getting caught in the wind and impaling a woman. The lawsuit filed in June 2021 claimed that negligence on the part of the town and the …
Attorneys for a Maine college and five female athletics coaches said Friday they have reached a settlement stemming from a lawsuit over fair pay and working conditions. Lawyers representing Colby College and the coaches released a joint statement that said …
