Monthly Archives: <span>January 2018</span>

HUB International Adds Del Grande, Torres in California

Hub International of California has named Jason Del Grande vice president of employee benefits. Del Grande will join the San Francisco employee benefits team, which shares servicing responsibility with 10 sister offices in Northern California. Hub has also added Maria …

Would You Put Your Newborn in A Self Driving Car?

I have anxiety about the movement toward self driving cars. I’ve challenged myself to be forward thinking and familiarize myself with the technology and enhanced safety it promises to bring. I understand that we are becoming an increasingly distracted society …

AmTrust’s TapSafe Covers All of a Consumer’s Connected Devices with a Single App

A property/casualty insurer wants consumers to be able to easily locate and protect all of their tech devices with one app rather than having a warranty or service contract for each device. Specialty insurer AmTrust Financial Services launched its new …

Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Resumes – 4 Years After Disappearance

Malaysia’s government said Saturday that it has approved a new attempt by a private company to find the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, nearly four years after its disappearance sparked one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. The Houston, Texas-based company …

New Jersey-Based Clermont Specialty Managers Rebrands as Berkley Luxury Group

Clermont Specialty Managers, a Berkley Company, is expanding its service offerings nationwide and rebranding as Berkley Luxury Group with two divisions, Berkley Luxury Real Estate Specialists and Berkley Fine Dining Specialists. The change will take effect February 1st. President Bill …

Ethos Specialty Names Liberty International’s Carr to Head Property Unit

Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Ascot Group, announced that Michael Carr has joined the firm as head of Ethos Property. Carr has 25 years of experience in the excess and surplus property market. Prior to joining Ethos, he …

The MEMIC Group Promotes Vinas to Atlantic Region Claims Director

Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Adelin Vinas to the position of claims director of the Atlantic region, which includes MEMIC’s Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey offices. Vinas began her career in the claims …

Drivers Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon, Say Driverless Car Leaders

Carmakers and tech companies have fallen over one another in recent weeks to show the strides they’ve made with self-driving cars. At CES — usually a stage for bragging about futuristic bona fides — top executives are instead tamping down …

Fire Officials Say New Hampshire Antique Store Destroyed in Four-Alarm Blaze

Firefighters say a four-alarm blaze quickly tore through and destroyed a New Hampshire antique store late this weekend. Officials say the fire began burning just after midnight Sunday at the Swanzey antique store. WMUR-TV reports the blaze quickly grew to …

Officials: Water Pipe Break at New York’s JFK Airport Weather-Related

A water pipe break in one of the terminals at New York’s Kennedy Airport on Sunday added to the delays at the beleaguered airport trying to recover from the aftermath of a snowstorm that has stranded thousands of passengers. In …