An art dealer who authorities called one of the most prolific smugglers in the world and seven others were charged with trafficking more than $140 million in stolen antiquities, prosecutors said Wednesday. Authorities described the case as one of the …
A federal appeals court has ruled that Amazon can be sued over a defective product sold by one of its third-party vendors. A Pennsylvania woman sued after a retractable dog leash she bought online snapped and hit her four years …
Rhode Island’s governor has signed three bills to combat opioid overdoses and deaths. Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo signed 71 bills into law on Monday, including the bills to address opioids. The first bill will limit first-time opioid prescriptions. The second …
Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Cosaint Insurance Partners LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The principal owners of Cosaint Insurance Partners were part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s exclusive distribution …
Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast, has announced that Halpert Insurance & Financial Services of Windsor Locks, Conn., joined the network. Agency Owner Jason Halpert and SAN Chief Operating Officer Frank …
The family of a teenager killed during a 2018 gas explosion that injured a dozen others and destroyed scores of homes in three Boston suburbs settled its lawsuit against Columbia Gas of Massachusetts on Tuesday. Leonel Rondon died when his …
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Vermont-based Jamieson Insurance Agency Inc. (JIA). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. JIA is a property and casualty agency primarily providing business, auto and home insurance to clients throughout Vermont. Agency Leader …
Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business products, has signed an agreement to acquire York Risk Services Group. York is a Jersey City, N.J.-headquartered provider of claims administration, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, pool administration and …
RiverStone has acquired Rockville Risk Management and ER Quinn Company (collectively, Rockville). Rockville is a New York-based, privately-owned third-party administrator and loss adjusting company that provides comprehensive claim services to insurers, syndicates, managing general agents, re-insurers and self-insureds. Following the …
Groups representing municipalities and businesses are trying to put the brakes on New Hampshire’s efforts to impose some of the nation’s toughest drinking water standards for a class of toxic chemicals that have caused widespread contamination in the state. Last …
