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9/11 Fallout Includes Decades of Worry About Toxic WTC Dust

Two decades after the collapse of the World Trade Center, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to dust that billowed over the city after the terror attack. To date, the U.S. has spent $11.7 …

Connecticut Woman Arrested for Workers’ Comp Benefits Fraud

A Newtown, Connecticut, woman was arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services for the Town of New Fairfield Board of Education. Ann Marie Cordisco was arrested by inspectors …

NJM Insurance Group Expands in the Mid-Atlantic Region

NJM Insurance Group now offers its full complement of personal and business insurance in Maryland and full line of business insurance in Delaware. Maryland residents can now apply for the company’s auto, homeowners, condo and personal umbrella insurance policies. Workers’ …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires New York’s Lloyd Bedford Cox

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Bedford Hills, New York-based Lloyd Bedford Cox. Inc. (LBC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, LBC is a fourth-generation retail insurance agency providing insurance coverage, services and risk assessment tools …

University of New Hampshire Gets $1.8M to Study Road Damage from Coastal Flooding

The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to crack and crumble. “We’re trying to better understand the causal links of not only …

Judge Temporarily Blocks New York Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

A U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a requirement that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccines against the wishes of employees with religious objections. U.S. District Judge David Hurd in Utica, New York in …

People Moves: RT Specialty’s Fagan Promoted; Baez Joins Berkley Construction Professional

RT Specialty Promotes Fagan Within Environmental and Construction Professional Practice Joseph Fagan has been promoted to account manager within the environmental and construction professional (ECP) practice of RT Specialty. He is based in RT ECP’s Hamilton, New Jersey, offices. Since …

New York County Worker Charged in Digital Currency Mining Scheme

An employee cost a New York county at least $6,000 in electricity bills by allegedly secretly installing dozens of machines at his workplace in a cryptocurrency scheme, authorities said Wednesday, announcing charges against him. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini …

President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration in Pennsylvania

President Biden has declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania due to heavy rains, severe flash flooding and tornadoes in the commonwealth from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Biden approved a request from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf for a major disaster …

New Jersey Regulator Asks Insurers to Work with Customers Affected by Ida

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) issued a bulletin urging entities regulated by the department to work with and assist customers who have been adversely affected by Tropical Storm Ida. “New Jersey residents suffered tremendous losses during …

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