Most crosswalks in New York City violate laws protecting people with disabilities by failing to properly protect blind and low-vision pedestrians, a judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan said the city has violated three laws …
Michigan’s Legislature early on Oct. 14 passed a bill to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic after the state Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law that was the basis for now-negated orders issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. …
Ellen Moore, the current president of Chubb Canada, has announced her retirement, which will take effect at the end of the year. She is succeeded by John Alfieri, Chubb’s current executive vice president, North America Major Accounts Field Operations, effective …
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Insurance Solutions (ISI). The transaction became effective on October 1, 2020. Founded in 1989, ISI is a full-service employee benefits agency with expertise in group health and dental, life and disability and …
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman’s lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed – a lower-court ruling that has launched many other lawsuits since it was issued …
The McGowan Companies (McGowan), based in Fairview, Ohio, has purchased the assets of M.P. Caplice Insurance Group LLC and related entities (M.P. Caplice). In the near future, M.P. Caplice will be re-branded under the McGowanPro brand. Located in Hinsdale, Ill., …
A California appeals court on Thursday unanimously ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc., saying they must reclassify their drivers in the state as employees. While the ruling does not take effect before a Nov. 3 company-sponsored …
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “a” from “a-” of Arbella Mutual Insurance Company and its three pooled insurance entities, Covenant Insurance Company in Farmington, …
Italy’s tax police raided the offices of state railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Generali to gather documents in a probe related to the awarding of contracts to the Italian insurer, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed. A …
Dallas-based specialty lines insurance manager, Risk Theory LLC, has launched of a new specialty underwriting unit, Carbon Underwriters, for downstream energy contractors. Carbon Underwriters’ multi-line insurance offering, led by niche Vice President Jonathan Doke, is essential for downstream energy contractors …