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Last Lawsuit in Virginia Boy’s Septic Tank Drowning Settled

A wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with the drowning of a five-year-old Virginia boy in a septic tank has been settled with a $200,000 insurance payment to his parents and sister. The Roanoke Times reports the order entered Wednesday …

Worker Critically Hurt in Shaftway Fall at New York City Building Site

Officials say a construction worker tumbled down a roughly 10-foot shaftway at a Brooklyn building site and is hospitalized with critical injuries. He fell around 9 a.m. Friday at a property where a three-story apartment building is planned on Richardson …

Officials Say Two Dead, Four Injured in Virginia Gas Station Explosion

Authorities say an explosion at a Virginia gas station has left two people dead and four people injured. According to The Roanoke Times, Rockbridge County Fire and EMS Chief Nathan Ramsey said the remains of two people were found in …

NRA Loses One Round Against New York Over Insurance Program

A National Rifle Association lawsuit accusing New York’s financial regulator of wrongfully investigating marketing of NRA-branded insurance products in the state suffered a setback on Friday. Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy in Albany dismissed the NRA’s claim that the …

NRA Accuses New York of Obstructing Its Suit Over Shutdown of Insurance Program

The National Rifle Association accused a New York regulator of obstructing efforts by the gun-rights group to obtain communications between the state and Lloyd’s of London, which last year stopped underwriting NRA-branded products that critics dubbed “murder insurance.” The NRA …

Maine CDC Says Hepatitis Continues to Rise in the State

Public health authorities in Maine say the state’s sharp rise in hepatitis cases is continuing. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the increase in cases of hepatitis B and C in the Pine Tree State can be …

Alera Group Acquires Pennsylvania’s ARMS Insurance Group

Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency, has acquired ARMS Insurance Group, effective May 1, 2019. ARMS, a general agency headquartered in Bethel Park, Penn., has served insurance brokers throughout western Pennsylvania and the surrounding states for more than 25 …

W.N. Tuscano Agency Agrees to Acquire Pennsylvania’s Insurance Markets Inc.

W.N. Tuscano Agency Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Clarks Summit, Penn.-based Insurance Markets Inc. Founded in 1960, Insurance Markets Inc. is a managing general agency (MGA) and surplus lines broker serving clients primarily in Pennsylvania. The Insurance Markets …

New York Man Arrested for More Than $33K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office have charged a 56- year-old New York man with grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, and penalties for fraudulent practices, a class E felony. Robert Marra of Crawford, N.Y., …

UFG Insurance Appoints Donlick as Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager

UFG Insurance has appointed David Donlick as commercial lines underwriting manager for its East Coast regional office in Pennington, N.J. Donlick will succeed current assistant vice president and Commercial Lines underwriting manager, John Austin, as he retires after a 20-year …

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