New York-based brokerage and risk management firm Integro appointed Jennifer Romano as managing principal, based in New Jersey. She will manage complex placements and risk consulting services for healthcare clients throughout New Jersey and the Tri-state area under the leadership …
CNA has opened a new branch office in Washington, D.C., a move aimed at extending the insurer’s geographic footprint and bringing it closer to its agents, brokers and customers. George Agyen, Mid-Atlantic Zone officer, will head the Washington, D.C. branch. …
An accident at a natural gas well in northern Pennsylvania injured two workers who were flown to a hospital for treatment, state officials said. Tioga County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Dennis Colegrove said what he called an “industrial accident” happened …
The Northeastern New York Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society has elected Laura M. Kelly as its president. Kelly is director of Best Practice Compliance/Insurance Industry Liaison at Goldberg Segalla. Other officers elected for 2010-2011 are: Vice President …
The owner of an apartment complex in Upstate New York has been arrested for fraud in connection with his failure to provide workers’ compensation insurance for an employee who was raped and murdered in 2007. Douglas Kelly was arrested following …
The Connecticut Insurance Department is warning producers against placing coastal homeowners in the surplus lines market if an admitted insurer has offered to renew their policies. Doing so violates state law. In a recently released bulletin, the state says it …
A trade group for New York agents is urging lawmakers to defeat a bill it says would weaken the state’s no-fault auto insurance system by expanding juries’ role in deciding whether a lawsuit can proceed. The Independent Insurance Agents & …
The parents of a Boston Celtics fan who stopped breathing and later died after police took him into custody during 2008 NBA championship celebrations have settled with the city for $3 million. The settlement announced Thursday by a lawyer for …
A.M. Best said it has downgraded the issuer-credit rating of New York-based Eveready Insurance Co. to “bb”, down from “bb+”. The ratings agency also affirmed the company’s financial strength rating of B (Fair), but revised downward the outlook for both …
Massachusetts-based Arbella Insurance Group has appointed Jim Hyatt as vice president of personal lines. Hyatt will oversee Arbella’s Personal Lines group, which generates more than $450 million in annual premiums. He joins Arbella from The Hanover Insurance Group, where he …
