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N.Y. DMV Seizes 18 Fake IDs, Arrests 21 at Saratoga Springs Concert

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that the DMV’s underage drinking enforcement action at a concert on May 31 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), in Saratoga Springs, New York, resulted in the arrest of 21 concertgoers …

Former Mass. Jail Officer Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting Benefits

Massachusetts authorities announced that a former Suffolk County correctional officer has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for fraudulently collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation, disability, and retirement benefits while working. According to a May 29 announcement by …

Marsh Acquires Texas-Based MHBT

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh LLC, has acquired Dallas, Texas-based MHBT Inc., one of the nation’s largest independent insurance brokers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With roots dating back nearly 100 years, MHBT …

Court Order Puts Texas Remote Medical Treatment Rule on Hold

Patients in Texas can continue to receive remote diagnoses and treatment after telemedicine company Teladoc Inc. won a preliminary court order blocking a new state rule requiring doctors to meet patients first. The ruling in Austin federal court on May …

Willis Acquires Evolution Benefits Consulting in Pennsylvania

Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, announced its acquisition of Evolution Benefits Consulting, a Malvern, Pennsylvania-based health and welfare benefit advisory firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, Evolution Benefits Consulting specializes …

Worried About Dying from Surgery, Hurricane, Plane Crash? Check Out the Odds

Americans who worry about dying worry about the wrong things. That’s according to the National Safety Council, which kicked off National Safety Month by unveiling its annual list of Americans’ “Odds of Dying” from various causes. The list of statistical …

Illinois-Based Pinnacle Actuarial Adds Landon as Controller

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc., headquartered in Bloomington, Ill., added Lyn Landon has as controller in its home office. Landon has more than 30 years of accounting and finance management experience, most recently working for 1st Farm Credit Services in Normal. …

OneBeacon Adds Risk Management Services to EPLI Coverage

OneBeacon Management Liability, a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., has added a package of risk management products and services for its employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) policyholders through nationwide employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson P.C. Through this …

Liability Insurance Required for Rideshare Drivers in Elgin, Illinois

The Elgin City Council in Illinois has approved rules that make it legal for Uber and other ride-hailing services to operate in the city. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports the Elgin ordinance mirrors a state law taking effect today. …

Dowling Selected as Illinois Insurance Department Director

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will appoint the acting commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department to be director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Rauner’s office made the announcement on May 29 about Anne Melissa Dowling. She has worked in …

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