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Jewish Sleepaway Camp Operators Sue for New York Coronavirus Closures

A group of Jewish summer camp operators has filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for his decision to keep overnight camps closed this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Association of Jewish Camp Operators and a …

Judge to Schedule Trial in Delaware Day Care Death Lawsuit

A Delaware couple who filed a wrongful death lawsuit after their infant son died at a home day care center has lost a bid to have a judge rule in their favor without a trial. Carlita and Charles Laws argued …

Alliant Hires Schoenberg as Co-Leader of Its Mergers & Acquisitions Division

Alliant has hired Dan Schoenberg as co-leader of Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions. Schoenberg has experience in representations and warranties insurance, tax insurance and litigation insurance, as well as insuring other contingent risks in M&A and non-M&A-related situations. Based in New …

World Insurance Associates Acquires New York’s Millennium Medical Solutions Corp.

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Millennium Medical Solutions Corp. of Armonk, N.Y., on June 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Millennium Medical Solutions Corp. is an employee benefits consulting boutique agency that specializes in commercial healthcare. …

Pan Named Managing Director at Lockton Capital Markets

Lockton Capital Markets (LCM), based in New York City, has appointed Richard Pan as managing director. In this role, Pan will work closely with CEO Ken Pierce to grow the structured finance practice, which brings the insurance and alternative asset …

Fireworks Blamed for Fire That Destroyed New York Apartment Building

Fireworks may have started a fire that destroyed a three-story apartment building in Yonkers, injured 12 firefighters and left six families homeless, a fire department official said Sunday. The Journal News reported that more than 100 firefighters responded to the …

Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Names Habursky Senior VP, Chief Investment Officer

Erie Insurance has named Ronald Habursky as senior vice president and chief investment officer, effective July 2. Habursky joined Erie Insurance in 1999 as a fixed income securities analyst, was promoted to alternative investment analyst in 2000, and later to …

Global Risk Solutions Hires Wiswell, Daneman as Executive General Adjusters

Global Risk Solutions Inc., a provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management solutions, has expanded its marine claims capabilities with the addition of two claims executives. Peter Wiswell and Joe Daneman have joined Global Risk Solutions’ Environmental Risk Management …

Life Care Accused of Retaliation Against Nursing Home Staffers Who Spoke to Reuters

A nursing home owned by Life Care Centers of America Inc. has fired one nurse and banned another from the premises after the two were quoted in a Reuters investigation detailing horrific conditions, a staff exodus and a botched management …

New Jersey Manufacturer Fined for Failing to Correct Machine Hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, N.J., facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties. In June 2019, OSHA cited the shipping supplies …

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