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ReSource Intermediaries Names McGlinn Senior Associate

ReSource Intermediaries Francis (Mike) McGlinn as senior associate. New York-based ReSource is a full service reinsurance broker and part of Integro. A treaty marketing expert, McGlinn joins ReSource Intermediaries from Towers Watson, where he’d been consulting. Earlier, he was senior …

Coast Guard Urges Boating Safety After 9 Deaths

Coast Guard officials are urging boaters to keep safety in mind following nine deaths in two weeks in the Mid-Atlantic. The Coast Guard says the latest death occurred Saturday in Ocean City, Maryland when a pleasure craft capsized at the …

Maine Jury Awards $6.7 Million in Hospital Malpractice Case

A Maine jury has awarded $6.7 million to a woman whose husband died at Eastern Maine Medical Center following an all-terrain vehicle accident. A Penobscot County jury granted the award to 49-year-old Paula Braley, of Lee, for the 2005 death …

Hayes Named Chief Exec Deputy Director at NYSIF

Dennis J. Hayes has been appointed chief executive deputy director of the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Hayes has 29 years experience as an attorney specializing in insurance, reinsurance and receivership matters. He has been a senior executive at …

Providence Storm-Related Debris Pickup to End

Work crews in Providence are scheduled to finish pickup of storm debris at the end of this week. The city announced on Monday that June 18 will be the last day for storm debris pickup. The city says it will …

Fire Destroys Pennsylvania School District’s Buses

About a dozen school buses are damaged or destroyed after a fire tore through the garage holding a northwestern Pennsylvania district’s vehicles. A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze that broke out Monday afternoon in …

New York City Police Pay More in Liability Claims Than Hospitals

New York City paid nearly $521 million in personal injury and property damage claims in 2010 — marking the first time in 30 years the police department’s liabilities topped those of public hospitals, according to a city comptroller’s report issued …

OSHA Proposes $243K Fine for Maine Contractor

Federal workplace safety officials are proposing that a Lewiston, Maine roofing contractor be fined $243,000 for alleged safety violations at its work sites. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the proposed fines Friday against Lessard Brothers Construction Inc. OSHA …

Fewer Tickets Issued During Delaware Seatbelt Campaign

Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is pleased with some numbers that suggest more Delawareans are wearing seatbelts. The agency says that for the fourth consecutive year, police departments participating in the statewide Click It or Ticket campaign issued fewer tickets …

Verisk Buys Health Data Firm for $60M

New Jersey-based insurance data specialist Verisk Analytics Inc. is acquiring Health Risk Partners for $60 million in cash. Verisk said $13 million of the purchase price will be placed in escrow and should be paid in 2012. It expects the …

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