A New Jersey U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been charged with making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits. Aida Perez, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, has been charged by complaint with one count of knowingly and …
A proposed bill in New York relating to unfair claims settlement practices would provide policyholders with a private right of action against insurers who refuse or delay payment of a claim. The bill comes as many policyholders have expressed frustration …
Connecticut lawmakers on Monday have voted to formally expand the state Attorney General’s powers to include investigating allegations of certain hate crimes and civil rights violations and to initiate legal proceedings. The bill, which passed 96 to 51 in the …
Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has acquired CBIZ M.T. Donahoe & Associates LLC (MTDA), a Maryland-based general agent specializing in employee and individual benefits and services. MTDA President Michael Donahoe Jr. will join the leadership …
Jerry Falwell Jr. is asking a court in Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit Liberty University filed over his headline-grabbing departure last year as leader of the evangelical school his father founded. Falwell claims in a court filing that much of …
Ascot Appoints Lillegard as Group Chief Actuary Ascot has appointed Matthew Lillegard as group chief actuary. He will be responsible for leading the overall Ascot Group actuarial functions and will work in close collaboration with colleagues across Ascot’s underwriting, risk, …
The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York’s attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year out of political hostility, opting to challenge her through counterclaims in the same court where her case is playing …
Three priests have been placed on leave in response to claims in a lawsuit filed last month that they sexually abused a boy in the 1990s, the Diocese of Buffalo announced Saturday. Bishop Michael Fisher said the priests all “deny …
A woman who was impaled by a beach umbrella in Maryland three years ago has sued the town and umbrella business, claiming their negligence resulted in serious injuries. Jill Mendygral, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was lounging on the beach in Ocean …
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a renown Shakespearean theater and several other structures in four towns. Christopher Sakowicz, 20, of Stratford, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson charges Friday in Bridgeport …
