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COO Named for New York-based Work At Home Vintage Employees

Work At Home Vintage Employees LLC (WAHVE), a New York City-based company that provides domestic remote staffing services for insurance firms, appointed Frank Sentner as chief operating officer. Previously, Sentner was director of strategic technology at the Council of Insurance …

Mass.-based A.I.M. Mutual Hires Hartford Exec as Financial Analyst

A.I.M Mutual Insurance Companies, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Burlington, Mass., appointed Glenn MacDonald as financial analyst. In his new role, MacDonald will be responsible for a wide range of financial issues, including forecasting, planning and expense management. Prior …

Vermont Licensed 8 New Captives in 2012 Q1; Strongest Start Since 2005

Vermont officials said its captive insurance industry is off to a strong start in 2012, with the state having licensed eight new captives during the first quarter. “We had a great first quarter with the licensing of eight new captives,” …

Advisen in New York Hires 2 Execs to Lead New Analytics Unit

Advisen Ltd., an insurance analytics and market information provider headquartered in New York, appointed Seth Rachlin and John Pagliaccio to lead the newly formed information and analytics business unit. As president of the information and analytics business unit and an …

Maine House OKs Workers’ Compensation Overhaul

A workers’ compensation overhaul bill that Republicans say brings Maine’s law into line with other states has won initial House passage. Representatives voted 75-71 last Thursday along party lines, with majority Republicans saying the bill makes reforms in a program …

East Insurance Employment: Hiring Is ‘Slightly Elevated’ in 2012

The insurance employment market in the East and Northeast regions — as in most other parts of the country — can be summed up the following way: hiring is “slightly elevated” compared to last year, but there is still a …

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Orders Statewide Health Insurance Exchange

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Thursday to establish a statewide health insurance exchange intended to reduce coverage costs for individuals, small businesses and local governments. The New York Health Benefit Exchange, a federally authorized and financed marketplace for …

N.Y. Launches Online App for Downloading P/C Rate and Form Filings

New York regulators launched a new online application to make it easier for the public to look at the data used by property/casualty insurers to support rate increases, introduce new products or change existing insurance products. Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of …

Northern United Agents Alliance in N.H. Adds New Member

The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, added Barton Insurance Agency as a new member. Founded in 1954, Barton Insurance Agency has been offering insurance service to the Lake Sunapee and Contoocook areas …

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says State to Cover More Flood Costs

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will cover more local costs for recovery from the storms that flooded parts of New York last summer. His office says the state will make $61 million available to 25 counties to …

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