The introduction of a bike share program in Pawtucket, R.I., has been put on hold. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said Wednesday that the Jump electric bike program will not begin this year. Jump is owned by ride-hailing service Uber. …
A Massachusetts mayor says hackers demanded $5.3 million from his city in a ransomware attack this summer. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell disclosed Wednesday that a variant of the Ryuk virus blocked access to information on 158 city computers in …
Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr. and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for an insurance fraud scheme in which they underreported the size of Almonte’s companies and lied to insurance carriers about the work being …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Arbre Group Holding – doing business as Holli-Pac Inc. – for willful and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its Holley, N.Y., facility. The …
Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, a distinct business unit of H.W. Kaufman Group solely dedicated to wholesale insurance brokerage, has hired Anthony Greene to its leadership team. Greene joins the Burns & Wilcox Brokerage team as vice president and broker and …
Lockton Affinity LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million fine as part of a consent order with The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program in violation of state insurance laws. …
Authorities say a woman stole a $28,000 diamond ring from a New Jersey Costco store by replacing it with a much cheaper ring she had stolen from a different Costco. Izaebela Kolano is facing a theft charge. Authorities say the …
The company that manufactured a helicopter that crashed and killed two Virginia state troopers monitoring a white nationalist rally says it’s not guilty of negligence and fraud. The Daily Progress reports widows Amanda Bates and Karen Cullen filed a lawsuit …
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired Revens-Gates Insurance Inc. of North Kingstown, R.I. Revens-Gates was founded in 1999 by Mark Revens and Peter Gates. Established in 1879, S&S is an independent agency in Rhode Island. The firm …
AssuredPartners Inc. has promoted Regional President Brian Bair into the newly formed Mid-Atlantic Region for AssuredPartners. Bair will report into Eastern Regions President Steve Deal while working within the existing operational structure to keep local operations in touch with their …
