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Connecticut AG Wants Reimbursements for Poor Response to Power Outage

Connecticut’s attorney general asked regulators Wednesday to order reimbursements for utility customers who lost food and medicine during August’s dayslong power outage in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. Attorney General William Tong spoke as the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority …

FCCI Insurance Group Writes First Policy in Pennsylvania

Sarasota, Fla.-based property and casualty insurer FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI) has written its first policy in Pennsylvania with the agency Babb Inc. This comes as September 2020 marks FCCI’s first month of operation in the state and reflects the company’s …

Pennsylvania Justices Review Priest Abuse Lawsuit’s Ruling on Time Limits

Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman’s lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed – a lower-court ruling that has launched many other lawsuits since it was issued …

Judge Rules New York City Crosswalks Fail to Protect Blind Pedestrians

Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and low-vision pedestrians, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan said the city has violated three laws …

EPA Permit May Curb Phosphorous Discharge from New Hampshire Fish Hatchery

A new federal water permit for a New Hampshire fish hatchery that has been accused of polluting local waterways could cut the amount of phosphorous the hatchery can discharge in half. The permit for the Powder Mill Fish Hatchery, in …

Eastern Insurance Group Acquires Assets of Massachusetts’ Auburn Insurance Agency

Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired the assets of the Auburn Insurance Agency Inc., a full-service, family-owned insurance agency based in Natick, Mass. Founded in 1982 by President Janice Ryan, Auburn Insurance specializes …

Dick Insurance Agency, Merrimack Financial Services Announce New Hires

Dick Insurance Agency, along with sister company Merrimack Financial Services, both of Tewksbury, Mass., have announced four new hires. Matthew Keefe joins Dick Insurance Agency and Merrimack Financial Services as a licensed account executive and debt management consultant. Prior to …

Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia

Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia. Connecticut and Georgia will be the 11th and 12th states in which Omaha National offers coverage, following news last year …

Target to Enhance Safety at 200 Northeast U.S. Stores in Department of Labor Settlement

The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Virginia’s Hampton Insurance Agency

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Hampton Insurance Agency LLC of Hampton, Va., on October 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hampton Insurance is a property and casualty insurance agency serving personal and commercial clients throughout …

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