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No Problems Cited in Preliminary NTSB Report for Vermont Plane Crash

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board finds no apparent reason for a fatal plane crash last month in Brighton, Vermont. The Caledonian Record reports that it’ll likely be months before a cause is determined and put in …

Speed, Lack of Awareness Blamed for Three-Train SEPTA Crash in Pennsylvania

Federal investigators say speed and a lack of awareness were likely to blame for an accident last year near Philadelphia, Penn., involving three out-of-service SEPTA trains. A train rear-ended a stopped train near the 69th Street Station, causing several cars …

Lawsuit Says Maine Wholesale Owner Embezzled $1.5M in Lobsters

A Maine lobster wholesaler is suing one of its owners, claiming he embezzled nearly $1.5 million worth of lobsters. Sea Salt, which is a Saco-based restaurant and wholesale lobster company, alleges Matthew Bellerose created a sham customer who received thousands …

New Hampshire Hotel Sued Over Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak

Two Massachusetts women are suing a New Hampshire hotel at the center of a Legionnaire’s disease outbreak. WMUR-TV reports that Louise Pare, of Gardner, Mass., and Celeste Billington, of Templeton, Mass., were diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease after staying at The …

CBIZ Hires Garguilo in Pennsylvania

CBIZ has hired Michael A. Garguilo as president of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of CBIZ Insurance Services Inc. Garguilo brings nearly 30 years of insurance experience to CBIZ. He is based in the Plymouth Meeting, Penn., office and is …

Father of Man Hurt in GOP Train Crash in Virginia Sues Over Crossing

The father of a man injured when a trash truck he was riding in was struck by a train full of Republican lawmakers is suing over the crossing where the collision happened. Charlottesville TV stations WCAV and WVIR report Dennis …

Virginia Bureau of Insurance Names Bryant Managed Care Ombudsman

Todd A. Bryant has been named managed care ombudsman with the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance, effective September 10, 2018. Bryant has worked in the Ombudsman’s Office as a senior insurance market examiner for the past six …

USI Insurance Services Acquires Massachusetts’ The Gaudreau Group

USI Insurance Services (USI), an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has acquired Wilbraham, Mass.-based The Gaudreau Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1921, The Gaudreau Group is a commercial insurance, employee benefits, personal risk and …

Rhode Island’s ProTucket Launches First Cell with $35M Surplus Funding

Pro US Holdings, the sole shareholder and immediate parent of ProTucket Insurance Company – the insurance carrier established in Rhode Island to provide run-off transfer solutions in the U.S. – has contributed $35 million of funding to ProTucket Insurance Company. …

Connecticut’s Business Risk Partners Appoints Lacey as Principal Underwriter

Business Risk Partners (BRP), a Windsor, Conn.-based specialty insurance program administrator, has appointed Brad Lacey as a principal underwriter focused on management and professional liability products. Simultaneously, BRP has assumed the renewal rights to a management and professional liability portfolio …

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