A ruling by a panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals means the Aroostook Band of Micmacs is subject to state employment discrimination laws after all. In a divided ruling, the three-judge panel overturned a federal magistrate judge’s conclusion …
Rain continued falling on much of New Hampshire late Wednesday, keeping some schools closed and lengthening the morning commute for drivers detouring around washed-out roads. Thousands of homes and businesses still had no power, and the state’s largest utility, Public …
A mandatory seatbelt law could do more than save drivers’ lives. It could save them money. When House lawmakers recently passed a seatbelt bill, supporters emphasized that buckling up would save lives. But the issue also has financial ramifications, and …
Following the Washington Senate’s passing of an Insurance Fair Conduct Act, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has issued a statement voicing its concern that the bill will lead trial attorneys to seek more litigation that could lead …
More Garden State employers dropped health insurance coverage for workers last year amid skyrocketing costs that were nearly double what they were five years before, according to a major business association’s survey of its members. The information was likely to …
Matthew D. Nickerson has been appointed senior vice president, and manager, Personal Lines for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets, a business unit of Liberty Mutual Group that distributes products and services primarily through independent agents and brokers. In this leadership role, …
A letter that was sent from an insurance company office in Portland, Maine, but never delivered has been returned to the sender — 63 years after it was mailed. A mail carrier returned the letter two weeks ago to a …
Tower Group, Inc. reported that it has completed the acquisition of Preserver Group, Inc., a New Jersey based property and casualty insurer. This transaction was previously announced on Nov. 14, 2006. Preserver Group, Inc. produced $86 million in direct premiums …
From 2000-2004, few medical malpractice insurance claims in Illinois and six other states closed with a payout to the person seeking compensation, with most settling before a trial, according to a Justice Depart-ment report re-leased on March 25, 2007. In …
The majority of medical malpractice claims in a study of seven states were closed without any compensation paid to those claiming a medical injury, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported. BJS conducted a study of medical malpractice …
