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Murray Named Top Exec at Saucon Mutual

Pennsylvania-based Saucon Mutual Insurance Co. has named Sean P. Murray as president and CEO. Murray is a 20-years insurance industry veteran. He most recently served as president of Conor-Patrick Insurance Services, an Indiana-based retail insurance agency. Prior to creating and …

Northern New York Hit by Severe Flooding, Road Washouts

Dozens of roads are closed in northern New York after severe storms dumped more than 2 1/2 inches of rain, causing extensive flooding and washing out at least one bridge. Local media report that heavy rain late Tuesday and early …

Fire Deaths Prompt New York to Eye Illegal Subdivisions

City fire and buildings officials will search for new ways to target landlords who unlawfully subdivide their properties, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday in the wake of a fire that killed a family living in illegal housing. Bloomberg said city …

Vermont Mutual Hires Liberty

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has hired Paul Liberty as its property claim program manager. Liberty is a 30-year industry veteran. He most recently held a senior management position with Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. and has also held positions with Pawtucket …

Heffernan Hires Mauro to Lead New Manhattan Office

Heffernan Insurance Brokers has expanded in to New York and hired Joseph A. Mauro to manage its Manhattan-based operation in the state. Heffernan Insurance Brokers has six California offices — including its Walnut Creek headquarters — and additional locations in …

Boys Drive Excavator at Pennsylvania Mine, Smash Bulldozer

Pennsylvania State police say two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police say the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County …

XS Brokers Hires Finneran

XS Brokers Insurance Agency has added David Finneran to the firm’s professional lines practice. Finneran most recently worked with DeCotis Insurance Associates and The Keating Group before joining Quincy, Massachusetts-based XS Brokers.

Spring Flooding Renews Concerns over Flood Program

For agents across much of the Northeast, the last month has brought spates of spring flooding and storms — and has served as a reminder for what is poised to become a political battle this year over frequent lapses and …

New York City Fire Building Cited for Violations

Building records show that a Bronx row house where a fire killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents had been illegally subdivided. Other complaints listed by the Buildings Departments at the Prospect Avenue private dwelling included faulty wiring and insufficient …

Jury in Virginia Hearing $20M Suit Against Botox Maker

A Fredericksburg man is suing the maker of the drug Botox for more than $20 million, claiming injections to relieve writer’s cramp in his right hand left him brain-damaged and totally disabled. A jury began hearing Douglas Ray Jr.’s lawsuit …

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