Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed Michael Pieciak as the commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), replacing Susan Donegan whose last day on the job was June 30. Pieciak previously served as deputy commissioner of DFR’s securities division. …
Katja Zigerlig has joined Hub Northeast as senior vice president, Fine Arts and Special Risks Group, responsible for developing business with collectors, museums, dealers and estates. Zigerlig will be based in the New York City office. Most recently, Zigerlig served …
New York-based international broker and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers announced the hiring of Andrew Behrends as chief financial officer. Behrends brings 20 years of financial management experience to Integro. Most recently he had been interim CFO of One …
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo this week hosted official swearing-in ceremonies for a new chief judge and an associate judge of the state Workers’ Compensation Court. Judge Robert Ferrieri is the new chief judge of the court. He will …
Cross Insurance has expanded its presence in western Massachusetts, New York and southern Vermont with the purchase of Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based independent insurance agencyBardwell, Bowlby & Karam,which has been serving the Berkshire area for 100 years. Terms of the acquisition are …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, said that it took action last week against 4,402 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs to U.S. consumers. This effort was part …
Commercial insurance prices increased only a bit in aggregate (less than 1 percent) during the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). While price changes in the first quarter for most lines of …
The Smart Choice Agents Program, which provides independent insurance agencies with access to personal and commercial lines markets in 41 states, said it has added nearly 400 new agency partners already this year, bringing the total number of agencies in …
Within venture capital circles, the insurance industry is sexy right now. It seems not a week goes by without another startup being announced, some with niche angles such as peer-to-peer distribution, insurance for on-demand workers, and even insurance for the …
https://youtu.be/3XvbpYcgCrk Allstate Foundation Purple Purse has launched an awareness and fundraising campaign to call attention to the barriers that keep women trapped in abusive relationships. The #FreetoWalk campaign kicks off with the release of the online film “America’s Largest Prison …
