Trager Reznitsky Insurance, based in North Haven, Conn., is expanding south to the shoreline town of Branford, Conn. Agency principals Joshua Trager and Eugene Reznitsky officially opened the agency’s second location on January 2, 2019. The agency’s new location shares …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has launched a new tool that makes it easier for injured workers, attorneys and other participants to attend workers’ compensation hearings remotely. The Board’s virtual hearings give injured workers a way to move …
Slow as molasses? This treacle didn’t trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds. This week the city marked the 100th anniversary of its most peculiar disaster – the Great Molasses Flood. It …
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed banning stretch limousines from the state’s roads as part of a safety crackdown on large for-hire passenger vehicles following the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade. Twenty people were killed in October …
The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise state revenue and redress …
Kaplansky Insurance, an independent locally owned agency in the Northeastern U.S., has acquired KW Insurance, a full-service agency with locations in Dedham and Cambridge, Mass. Following the acquisition, the KW Dedham location will be merging with Kaplanky’s corporate headquarters in …
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that a state police officer was justified in arresting a suspect for driving under the influence of marijuana based on the officer’s observations of the driver’s demeanor, physical appearance and behavior. The case – …
The Iroquois Group, an Allegany, N.Y.-headquartered network of independent insurance agencies, has hired Charles Venus as its vice president of Middle Market & Specialty. Venus is based in Northern Virginia. The former commercial lines leader for Brown & Brown of …
Optisure Risk Partners, a Manchester, N.H.-based provider of risk management and insurance, has hired Greg Soden as vice president of revenue development. In this role, Soden will work as part of the executive leadership team to develop and implement strategies …
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking to end his state’s role as the nation’s collections department for predatory loans to small businesses. Cuomo plans to submit legislation to curtail the use of confessions of judgment, he said Tuesday in …
