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RMS Brokerage Acquires Clancy & Clancy in New York

RMS Insurance Brokerage, LLC announced that it has acquired Garden City, New York-based Clancy & Clancy Brokerage LTD (C&C). An independent insurance agency founded in 1956 by the late Maureen and Cummin Clancy, C&C offers commercial and personal lines insurance …

Choice Financial Group Acquires SIA Insurance in New Jersey

Choice Financial Group announced it has acquired SIA Insurance in Manasquan, New Jersey. The move marks Choice’s fourth acquisition in New Jersey and adds to Choice’s growing East Coast presence from New Hampshire to Florida. SIA Insurance was formed in …

New York Fed to Present Research on Impact of Extreme Weather Events

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced it will release a nine-part blog series on the economic and financial impacts of extreme weather events in the Federal Reserve’s Second District. Starting November 8, the Liberty Street Economics series will …

New York Roofing Contractor Ordered to Provide Fall Protection for Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it’s used at all company worksites, as required by federal law. …

Judges Ask Why Trump Waited Years Before Claiming ‘Presidential Immunity’ in Defamation Case

A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of …

People Moves: Allen Joins MEMIC Leadership Team; Bogdanovich Joins Alliant in Maine

MEMIC Names Allen Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle Allen joined MEMIC‘s senior leadership team as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. MEMIC is headquartered in Portland, Maine. Allen has worked in human resources since …

Theft of 2 Million Dimes Linked to Truck Cargo Robbery Spree

Federal authorities have released more details and unsealed charges in the theft of more than 2 million dimes earlier this year from a tractor-trailer that had picked up the coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The truck driver was …

Pennsylvania Restaurant to Pay $269K for Illegal Pay Practices, Child Labor Violations

A Collegeville, Pennsylvania restaurant and its owners must pay $268,660 in back wages, liquidated damages and punitive damages to satisfy a consent judgment obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor after an investigation into the employers’ illegal pay practices. According …

Two New York Hospitals Resume Admitting Emergency Patients After Cyberattack

Two New York hospitals that were hit with a cyberattack have resumed admitting emergency patients after shutting down their computer systems to investigate, hospital officials said. The ambulance diversion ended Saturday night and the hospitals resumed admitting patients, hospital officials …

Philadelphia Reports Cyber Incident Affecting Email

The city of Philadelphia has released a notice about a cyber incident that occurred in May and July involving personal health information. On May 24, 2023, city officials initially became aware of suspicious activity in its email and launched an …

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