THE STATE IS SUING Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland for failure to pay out on policies protecting against fraudulent unemployment claims./ PBN FILE PHOTO
PROVIDENCE – The state is in a legal battle with an insurer over efforts to recoup $40 million lost in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic. The insurer, Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland, insists it doesn't owe the state anything. The Illinois-based company says the state's losses are not covered under its policy…