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New Jersey Man Charged for Fraudulent Insurance Claim After DWI Wreck

A Roselle, N.J., man has been criminally charged with filing a fraudulent insurance claim for repairs on a luxury vehicle he wrecked while intoxicated earlier this year, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes …

Hub International Acquires Virginia’s The Olson Insurance Agency, Insure All

Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the insurance brokerage assets of The Olson Insurance Agency LLC and Insure All LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The owners of The Olson Agency and Insure All, Max …

Robinson+Cole Expands New York Office with Eight Member Financial Lines Team

Robinson+Cole has expanded its New York office with the addition of two partners, John F. McCarrick and Erica J. Kerstein, as well as two counsel, Phyllis A. Ingram and Sedgwick M. Jeanite, and four associates, Meryl E. Breeden, Joseph A. …

Rhode Island Climate Change Suit Remains in State Court

A lawsuit filed by the state of Rhode Island against 21 fossil fuel companies seeking damages for the impacts of climate change will be allowed to proceed in state court, a federal appeals court has ruled. The decision Thursday by …

Disbarred New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds

A disbarred attorney based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has pled guilty in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. Gustavo L. Vila’s plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the U.S. Department of Justice’s 9/11 Victim …

Navarro, Pillsbury Eye Election as Delaware’s Next Insurance Commissioner

Delaware is set to elect its next insurance commissioner tomorrow. Dr. Julia Pillsbury is the candidate for the Republican party, while current Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is running for re-election with the Democratic party. Navarro was elected to his …

Insight Service Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s Social Detection

Insight Service Group (ISG) has acquired Social Detection LLC., based out of Pennsylvania, to further expand its Social Media Technology platform. Together, ISG and Social Detection will provide a more expansive and integrated combination of investigation, medical and record management …

Jerry Falwell Jr. Files Suit Against Liberty University Claiming Reputational Damage

The former president and chancellor of Liberty University (LU), Jerry Falwell Jr., is suing the school for reputational damage following his August resignation, according to a complaint filed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Circuit Court for the City of Lynchburg. …

Pennsylvania Judge Allows COVID Business Loss Suit Against Lloyd’s to Advance

Lloyd’s of London lost its initial bid to squelch a coronavirus business interruption lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia bar and restaurant. Judge Gary S. Glazer of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia turned aside preliminary objections to the suit …

Delaware Workers’ Comp Rates Drop for Fourth Year in a Row

Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the fourth year in a row, effective December 1, 2020. This comes as the voluntary market is seeing yet another double-digit decrease in loss costs, with an average 11.56% reduction, and residual …

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