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Four Rhode Island Homes Damaged in Fire

Jan 8 2018 // Four multi-family homes have been damaged and six residents and two firefighters injured following in an early morning fire in Providence, R.I.Fire officials say the blaze was reported at around 3 a.m. Saturday in the...

Three Dozen Vehicles Involved in New York Chain-Reaction Pile-Up

Jan 4 2018 // A major New York highway has been reopened east of Buffalo after a deadly chain-reaction pile-up in heavy snow.WHEC says one driver was killed and another severely injured Tuesday afternoon when about three dozen vehicles,...

Two Subcontractors Sue for Unpaid Bills on Pease Hangars in New Hampshire

Jan 2 2018 // Two subcontractors are suing the company fired by the New Hampshire National Guard for what it called substandard work on hangars at Pease Air National Guard Base. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that B.L. Mechanical of...

Ten Appointed to Newly Formed New York State Insurance Advisory Board

Dec 13 2017 // Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has announced the 10 appointees who will serve on the newly formed Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Insurance Advisory Board.Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed...

Two 23-Year-Old Students Win Blockchain Insurance Contest in Switzerland

Dec 4 2017 // A pair of 23-year old students, Hugo Moreau and Paul Nicolet, came out on top in the final round of an inaugural blockchain competition held in Switzerland.The two Swiss masters students at École Polytechnique Fédérale...

3M Says it Underreported Chemical Discharge in Tennessee River

Dec 4 2017 // For more than three years, 3M Co. underreported its discharge of a class of potentially toxic chemicals into the Tennessee River by a factor of 1,000, according to a letter sent by a 3M official to regulators at the...

Four Reasons to Explore Underwriting Automation

Nov 28 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.If you’re reading this blog, then you are likely interested in learning more about how you can make your company’s property underwriting process more...

Four Missing in Pennsylvania Senior Home Inferno

Nov 22 2017 // Four people are missing and presumed dead following last week’s fire at a Pennsylvania senior living community.The massive blaze tore through Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester late Thursday,...

Two Injured, Buildings Damaged by Tornadoes in Kentucky

Nov 22 2017 // The National Weather Service says two people were hurt in two moderate tornados in Kentucky. The weather service says both tornados touched down Saturday and were rated EF-1. The first happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. CST...

3M Faces New Cancer Claims in Minnesota’s $5B Lawsuit

Nov 21 2017 // Chemicals once used by 3M Co. for Scotchgard, fire retardants and other products have shown links to cancers and premature births, Minnesota’s State Attorney General said in a request to update a $5 billion lawsuit...

Five Rhode Island Residents Charged in Fake Opioid Prescription Scheme

Nov 6 2017 // Federal authorities say five Rhode Island residents have been charged with participating in a scheme to create fake prescriptions for opioid pills and occasionally use medical insurance to pay for those prescriptions.The...

One of Hartford’s Biggest Bondholders Doesn’t Foresee a Default

Oct 25 2017 // One of Hartford, Connecticut’s biggest bondholders isn’t too worried the distressed capital city will default on its debt.Lyle Fitterer, the head of municipal securities investments for Wells Fargo Asset...

Three Injured After Train Strikes Car in Pennsylvania

Oct 17 2017 // Three people have been injured after a train hit a car at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing.Railroad officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Aspinwall, a suburban area north of Pittsburgh. A spokesman...

Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses

Oct 2 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...

Two of the Oldest Statewide Insurance Trade Groups in U.S. Launch New Brands

Sep 25 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) and The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York (IIABNY) launched new brands today for their respective associations. IIABNJ became Big I...

Two Workers Die in Separate New York Building Construction Site Falls

Sep 25 2017 // Two construction workers, one of them a father of five children, fell to their deaths at separate building sites on Thursday.The first death occurred in the morning at a residential high-rise construction site in the...

Two Charged in Scheme Selling Pennsylvania Driver’s Licenses

Sep 5 2017 // An employee at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation granted driving privileges to more than 30 people without requiring them to show proper documents or take driving tests under a bribery scheme that netted...

Two Delaware Residents Indicted After Insurance Fraud Investigation

Aug 30 2017 // After an investigation by the Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention Bureau, two Wilmington, Del., residents were indicted on Monday, August 7, 2017, by a New Castle County grand jury.Lisa Mitchell and Robert Jones were...

Two Plead Guilty to $25M New Jersey Prescription Drug Scheme

Aug 21 2017 // Two men have pleaded guilty to defrauding New Jersey and health insurers out of $25 million by submitting claims for unneeded prescriptions.Matthew Tedesco and Robert Bessey pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy to...

Six Workers Sue New York’s Swanky Plaza Hotel, Allege Sexual Harassment

Aug 14 2017 // Six current or former employees have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against The Plaza Hotel.The bartenders, servers and hospitality coordinators say they were groped, catcalled and propositioned by managers and other...