January 21, 2011
United Property & Casualty Insurance has been approved to begin writing homeowners and other P/C coverage in Massachusetts. The company is a subsidiary of Florida-based United Insurance Holdings Corp. It is the third state in which the company can now …
January 20, 2011
The Vermont Attorney General’s office says a Connecticut-based health insurance company is ready to pay $55,000 to settle a complaint that it didn’t inform customers that personal information had been lost along with an unencrypted computer hard drive. The state …
January 20, 2011
Insurance industry outsourcing firm ReSource Pro said it has received an information security management certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This certification reflects the firm’s security standards to protect its clients’ data, said New York-based ReSource Pro, which …
January 20, 2011
Marsh has named Anthony Mastrolia leader of construction risk management within its U.S. construction practice. Mastrolia, who will be based in New Jersey, is a 35-year vertern of the insurance and risk management industry, primarily in the construction sector. He …
January 19, 2011
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it is now offering coverage for high-value homes in Massachusetts. PURE β which is structured as a policyholder-owned firm β already writes coverage in a number of Northeast states, including Rhode Island, Connecticut, New …
January 19, 2011
A bill filed by a Rhode Island lawmaker would require landscapers to register with the state and carry at least $100,000 in public liability and property damage insurance. The bill was sponsored last week by state Sen. John J. Tassoni …
January 19, 2011
Insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick has opened a new office in Connecticut. The office, in Stamford, gives the firm the ability “ability to represent policyholders on the insurance industry’s home turf,” it said. Charles T. Lee, a …
January 18, 2011
William Palumbo Insurance Agency, Inc. has formed a new division called Palumbo Construction Risk. The new division will have expanded resources tailor made to the unique exposures and servicing needs of companies within the construction industry. The focus of the …
January 18, 2011
Tower Group has acquired the renewal rights to the middle market commercial package and commercial auto business of Navigators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The portfolio of policies sold by New York-based Navigators involves gross written premiums of …
January 18, 2011
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Corbett has will nominate lawyer Michael Consedine as the state’s next insurance commissioner. Consedine, 41, is a partner in the Harrisburg office of law firm Saul Ewing, where he serves vice chair of the firm’s insurance practice …