Ultra Risk Advisors Hires Lexington Underwriter Reardon in Boston
Ultra Risk Advisors has hired Mathew Reardon as sales executive for the Northeastern territory. He is based in Boston.
Monarch E&S Opens New California Office, Names Five New Employees
Monarch E&S Insurance Services has opened a second San Diego County, Calif. office, this one in San Marcos. Five new employees will work out of the office. The employees are: Michelle Mitchell, senior underwriter/broker; Janet Tharp, senior underwriter/broker; Dayna Herron, …
KRA Insurance Agency, New Agency Partners Merge in New Jersey
KRA Insurance Agency, based in Springfield, New Jersey, and New Agency Partners in Parsippany, New Jersey, have announced that the two firms have merged, resulting in a newly-formed agency, KRA Agency Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. KRA …
North Carolina Home Fires Spike in April
April was a bad month for house fires in eastern North Carolina. The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina tells local media outlets that 184 families were affected by house fires during the month. That’s almost a 25 percent increase …
Aetna to Offer Individual Plans in Maine’s Health Exchanges
Aetna plans to offer individual plans in part of Maine on the Affordable Care Act’s health exchanges, bringing more competition to the market. A filing with the state indicates Aetna will join Community Health Options, Harvard Pilgrim and Anthem Blue …
Insurance Noodle Appointed as Lloyd’s Coverholder
Insurance Noodle, the online, membership-based insurance placement platform, has been appointed a coverholder with Lloyd’s of London and is now authorized to underwrite and insure accounts on behalf of certain Lloyd’s underwriting syndicates. The position grants Insurance Noodle access to …
New Hampshire’s Opioid Crisis Adds Urgency to Drug Prevention Education
As New Hampshire considers mandatory drug prevention education in all grades, the state’s opioid crisis has heightened the sense of urgency for existing programs that largely target teens. A proposal to require at least two hours of age-appropriate drug and …
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk
An effort to speed up and expand the dispensing of medical marijuana in Louisiana has won final legislative passage, spurred by personal stories of people with seizures and severe pain that bill advocates say would be eased with medicinal-grade pot. …
More Than 400 Homes Wrecked by Superstorm Sandy Auctioned Off in New York
Matt Price and his wife, Carla, of Babylon, New York, are gambling that the devastation inflicted by Superstorm Sandy will be their key to the American dream of home ownership. The couple was among the successful bidders at an auction …
Report: Cost of Flood Control Improvements in Austin – Possibly $4B
A draft report on how to avoid storm-related flooding in Austin and save lives says improvements could cost up to $4 billion. The Austin American-Statesman reported that the Flood Mitigation Task Force recommends increased public awareness with efforts including installation …
