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Easton Named Compliance Officer at Integro in New York

New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro has hired Robert H. Easton as deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer Easton who will join Integro on April 19, most recently served as deputy superintendent and general counsel for …

Selective Investment Officer Departs as Insurer Begins Outsourcing

New Jersey-based insurer Selective Insurance Group Inc. says it has begun outsourcing its investment operations to third party managers and as a result, its executive vice president and chief investment officer, Kerry A. Guthrie, has left the company. The company …

New Jersey Increases Penalties for Crosswalk Violations

New Jersey drivers are going to face heavier penalties for ignoring pedestrians in crosswalks. State officials on Wednesday announced toughened laws aimed at pedestrian safety. They say New Jersey’s rate of pedestrian deaths as a percentage of total auto-related deaths …

Virginia Man Sues PetSmart for $1M, Says He Slipped in Dog Feces

A Virginia man who says he fell after stepping in dog feces at a PetSmart store has filed a $1 million negligence lawsuit against the company. Robert Holloway alleges in his lawsuit in U.S. District Court that he badly injured …

Acadia Launches Coverage for Cleaning Services

Acadia Insurance has designed a new set of customized coverage forms for the growing building cleaning services industry throughout New England and New York. The Acadia Clean program targets the specific needs of commercial janitorial, residential janitorial with more than …

Northeast Bancorp Gets $16.2M Investment from New Investor Group

The parent company of Maine-based Northeast Bank Insurance Group has raised $16.2 million in new investment it says will be used to expand its insurance, banking and financial services divisions. Northeast Bancorp says the group of investors will also purchase …

Bollinger Acquires John J. Slattery Associates

New Jersey-based insurance brokerage Bollinger has acquired John J. Slattery Associates Inc., a provider employee benefit and individual medical products and services to independent brokers throughout the tri-state area. The firm, which will operate as Slattery Associates, was founded in …

Liberty Mutual Refunding Massachusetts Motorcycle Premiums

Attorney General Martha Coakley says Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has sent out over $3 million in motorcycle insurance refunds to roughly 9,000 Massachusetts residents the company allegedly overcharged for collision and comprehensive coverage. In a statement Wednesday, Coakley said distribution …

Four Injured in Partial Collapse at Brooklyn Construction Site

Authorities are investigating a partial collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn where four workers were injured, one seriously. The Fire Department of New York and the Buildings Department were investigating the collapse Monday at a building under construction on …

Bill Toughening Connecticut Drunk Boating Law Advances

A key legislative committee has advanced a bill that would make Connecticut’s drunken boating law conform with state drunken driving legislation. The Joint Judiciary Committee passed a bill Monday that eliminates the two-hour limit for testing a suspected drunken boater. …

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