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Delaware Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Decrease for Fifth Year

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced that workers’ compensation insurance rates in the state will decrease for the fifth year in a row, effective December 1, 2021. The voluntary market is seeing another double-digit decrease in voluntary market loss costs, …

Fire Causes Estimated $50K in Damage at Delaware Restaurant

Fire officials in Delaware are investigating a fire that damaged a restaurant in Newark. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after the fire at Miller’s Ale House at Center Pointe Plaza, WDEL-FM reported. Firefighters were called to the …

Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh New Regulations for Autocycles

Proposed regulations of autocycles will be on the schedule when Massachusetts state lawmakers hold a virtual public hearing Tuesday. An autocycle is a three-wheeled motor vehicle that meets federal safety standards for a motorcycle. Unlike motorcycles, however, autocycles typically include …

Maryland Attorney General Sues Monsanto, Alleges Harm to Natural Resources

Maryland’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against chemical company Monsanto and two spinoffs, alleging that chemicals Monsanto manufactured harmed the state’s waters, fish and wildlife and seeking to recover damages and clean-up costs. The lawsuit filed in the Circuit …

People Moves: New Chief Claims Officers at Lemonade, IAT Insurance Group

Lemonade Appoints Burgess as Chief Claims Officer Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence, appointed Sean Burgess as chief claims officer. As part of this move, Burgess will be filling the role of Jim Hageman, Lemonade’s first hire in …

Three Dead, Six Seriously Injured in Baltimore Rowhouse Fire

Three people were killed and six people, including five children, were seriously injured after a fire broke out in an East Baltimore rowhouse early Monday, fire officials said. News outlets report that firefighters called to the home on North Patterson …

New York City Aims to Be First to Rein in AI Hiring Tools

Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews. But New York City residents could soon get more say over the computers making behind-the-scenes decisions about their careers. A bill passed …

People Moves: New Hires at Risk Strategies, NFP, Ames & Gough

Risk Strategies Hires Murphy to Private Client Services Division Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, hired Alison Murphy as national practice leader of private client services. In this role, Murphy will develop and lead the …

Police Arrest Suspect in Shootings at Three Baltimore County Buildings

A person arrested early Sunday on suspicion of firing a gun at three buildings in Baltimore County appeared to be having a mental health crisis, police said. The Baltimore Sun reports that no injuries were reported in the shootings by …

Trial of Ex-Teacher in Massachusetts Charged with Assault on Student to Start

A former Massachusetts middle school teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student is scheduled to go on trial Monday. Jeffrey Knight, a former Cohasset Middle School teacher, faces multiple indecent assault and battery on a child charges in Quincy District …

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