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Insurer Must Cover Defendant in Fatal Bathroom Fight Lawsuit

A Delaware judge says an insurance company must extend liability coverage to a teenager who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a school bathroom attack captured on cellphone video that left a 16-year-old girl dead. The judge ruled Wednesday …

OSHA Proposes Nearly $1.8M in Fines After Roofer’s Death in Maine

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed nearly $1.8 million in fines for a Maine roofing contractor after an employee died in December. An OSHA spokesman told the Portland Press Herald that the fine against Shawn Purvis is …

Maryland’s Frederick Mutual Promotes Showalter to Vice President

Frederick Mutual, a Frederick, Md.-based insurance company, has promoted Jill Showalter to vice president and chief insurance operations officer. Showalter initially joined Frederick Mutual on October 2, 2017, as its new regional vice president. In this role, she was responsible …

Official Says Pilot Who Crashed Helicopter in NYC Radioed He Was Lost

The pilot killed when his helicopter hit the roof of a New York City skyscraper in rain and fog radioed that he was lost and trying to get back to the heliport but couldn’t find it, an official briefed on …

Massachusetts’ PMC Insurance Group Hires Coalson as VP, Senior Broker

PMC Insurance Group, a Bedford, Mass.-based, national workers’ compensation program administrator, wholesaler and solution provider, has hired Chris Coalson as vice president and senior broker. Prior to joining PMC, Coalson held the position of chief marketing officer at All Insurance …

Cook Maran Hires Roberts in NYC as Private Client Advisor for Personal Insurance

Cook Maran, a Prime Risk partner, recently hired Elliot Roberts as a private client advisor for Personal Insurance. He will operate out of the Cook Maran office in New York City. Roberts was previously vice president of Fine Art Underwriting …

Boston Transit Head Seeks Outside Review After Two Derailments

The head of the Boston-area transit system promised an independent review of recent subway derailments after one during Tuesday’s morning rush caused widespread disruption for commuters. Steve Poftak, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said investigators were trying …

Pilot Killed in New York Crash Wasn’t Certified to Fly in Bad Weather

The pilot killed Monday when his helicopter slammed into the roof of a New York City skyscraper was not authorized to fly in limited visibility, according to his pilot certification, raising questions about why he took off in fog and …

Medical Errors in Massachusetts Cost Hundreds of Millions

A new survey has found that nearly 62,000 medical errors in Massachusetts in one year cost about $617 million for follow-up care. The Boston Globe reports that the survey released Monday by the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety is …

New Jersey’s SageSure Insurance Managers Appoints Lange, Scott as Vice Presidents

SageSure Insurance Managers, a Jersey City, N.J.-headquartered subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group (ICG), has appointed Alan Lange as vice president of Homeowners Pricing Actuary and Tawana Scott as vice president of Commercial Insurance Product. In 2018, SageSure announced it will …

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