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26 07, 2016

Western New York Man Hit by Police Cruiser Sues for $7 Million

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A western New York man struck by a Rochester police cruiser earlier this year has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the department. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported that 24-year-old Brian Norford claims in the lawsuit that police used …

26 07, 2016

New York Targets Dry Cleaning Industry in Probe

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New York state is launching an investigation into the working conditions of employees in the dry cleaning industry. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the effort will include the study of chemicals commonly used by dry cleaners that pose a health risk …

26 07, 2016

Insurer to Pay $55K to Settle Free Speech Case Over Arrest for Painting U.S. Flag

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A man arrested for painting the letters “AIM” on an American flag that he flew upside-down at his house in protest has settled his free speech lawsuit against the township for more than $55,000. Supervisors in Allegheny Township, Blair County, …

26 07, 2016

Obama Signs Bill to Curb Opioid Abuse But Decries Low Funding

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President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to curb abuse of heroin and opioid drugs, even while expressing disappointment with Republicans for not providing more money for addiction treatment. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 creates …

26 07, 2016

Mass. AG Says FAIR Plan to Pay $350K for Wrongly Cancelling Policies

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The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (FAIR Plan) has agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that it wrongly cancelled homeowners insurance policies over a four-year period, according to Attorney General Maura Healey. According to court documents, the residual market …

26 07, 2016

Guy Carpenter’s Bueler Joins JLT Re

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Reinsurance broker JLT Re has appointed Aaron Bueler as executive vice president and managing broker. He will be based in JLT Re’s Seattle office reporting to George Daddario, deputy CEO of JLT Re in North America. Bueler will join JLT …

26 07, 2016

Lachance Joins New Hampshire’s Aspen Agency

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Joseph Lachance has joined the sales team at Aspen Insurance Agency in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he will focus on personal lines and mid-size commercial lines business. Lachance is a licensed insurance producer with a background in education and law …

26 07, 2016

Judge Hits Uber’s Background Check on Passenger Bringing Price-Fixing Suit

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A federal judge on Monday banned Uber Technologies Inc. and its Chief Executive Travis Kalanick from using information from a background check on a passenger bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the investigative firm conducting the probe may have engaged in …

20 07, 2016

Risk Managers Fear Cyber and Liability Risks of Autonomous Vehicles: Survey

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Cybersecurity is the biggest concern for companies evaluating risk in the nascent self-driving vehicle industry, according to a survey conducted by Munich Re. The world’s second-biggest reinsurer found that 55 percent of corporate risk managers surveyed named cybersecurity as their …

20 07, 2016

Cross Insurance Acquires Maine’s Sargent, Tyler & West

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Maine’s Cross Insurance reported it has acquired another leading Maine insurance agency, Sargent, Tyler & West in Bangor, and its Bucksport branch office, Roland Grindle Insurance Agency. Sargent, Tyler & West has been in business for nearly 200 years. Michael …