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Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
Hartford Courant. April 16, 2021. Editorial: The University of Hartford’s job is educating a diverse student body, not staying in NCAA...

FILE — In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, is California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara at a state Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Auto insurers are short-changing California motorists on refunds that were ordered last year because there have been far fewer motor vehicle accidents during the pandemic, the state's insurance regulator said Thursday, March 11, 2021. Commuter traffic has slowly rebounded since then as the state has gradually reopened its economy, but California Insurance Commissioner Lara said insurers still owe consumers more money. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California says insurers owe drivers more pandemic refunds

By Don Thompson Mar. 11, 2021 04:22 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, attorney Robert Eglet speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic for failing to fairly take into account a drop in driving and crashes. Eglet, lead counsel for the law firm Eglet Adams, which filed the lawsuits, said "I believe that the rates should have been cut something in the order of 50-60%. These discounts that were given, were just totally woefully inadequate." (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over rates in pandemic

By Michelle L. Price Feb. 24, 2021 02:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, attorney Robert Eglet speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas. A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic for failing to fairly take into account a drop in driving and crashes. Eglet, lead counsel for the law firm Eglet Adams, which filed the lawsuits, said "I believe that the rates should have been cut something in the order of 50-60%. These discounts that were given, were just totally woefully inadequate." (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over rates in pandemic

By Michelle L. Price Feb. 23, 2021 07:51 PM EST

Ford replaces Mark LaNeve as US sales and marketing chief

Jan. 04, 2021 02:55 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is replacing its longtime U.S. sales and marketing chief. The company said Monday that Mark LaNeve is leaving...

Vice President Mike Pence speaks as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens during the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (Justin Sullivan/Pool via AP)
AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Pence and Harris VP debate

Oct. 07, 2020 09:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a shopper walks by one of several vacant retail spaces among the outlet shops in Freeport, Maine. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in September, but hiring is slowing and many Americans have given up looking for work, the government said Friday, Oct. 2, in the final jobs report before the voters decide whether to give President Donald Trump another term. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Pre-election economy: Unemployment falls, but hiring slows

By Christopher Rugaber Oct. 02, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

Insurer of last resort extends moratorium on cancellations

Associated Press Jul. 26, 2020 11:11 AM EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's insurer of last resort says it won't cancel any policies for the rest of the year because of the challenges facing policyholders...