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Stakem Hornig Promoted to Deputy Commissioner in Maryland

Karen Stakem Hornig has been promoted to deputy insurance commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration. She was appointed associate Deputy Insurance Commissioner in June 2008. She serves as the Commissioner’s designee for quasi-judicial hearings, heads the agency’s administrative UUnit and …

Former New York Insurance Chief Dinallo to Run for Attorney General

Dinallo, former New York superintendent of insurance, said Monday that he is gearing up for a possible election effort to be the state’s next attorney general. “I recently filed papers with the New York State Board of Elections to form …

Glatfelter Names McCrary as Regional Vice President

Mark McCrary has been promoted to regional vice president of Glatfelter Public Practice (GPP), East Region, which is part of insurance brokerage Glatfelter Insurance Group. McCrary is a seasoned insurance executive with MGA experience for public entities, including marketing and …

New York Regulators Post Rules for Flex-Rate Personal Auto

The New York State Insurance Department has posted a notice of proposed regulations for flexible-rating on personal auto insurance. Flex-rating, which allows insurers to set pricing within a certain premium range, was last used in New York for personal auto …

Family Sues Pennsylvania Jail over Heroin Withdrawal Death

An inmate’s surviving family is suing a western Pennsylvania jail saying the man died because his complaints about heroin withdrawal were ignored. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh targets the Westmoreland County Prison in Greensburg where 23-year-old Corey Kardos …

Settlements Reached in Deaths of 3 New Jersey Boys

The families of three Camden boys who died in the trunk of a parked car four years ago have reached a settlement with its manufacturer. But separate civil lawsuits filed against Camden, its police department, officers who conducted the search …

Miner Dies in Southwest Virgnia Coal Mine

Virginia has recorded its first mining death of 2009. A veteran miner was killed early Thursday after coal and rock fell on him while he was working at mine in Wise County near Appalachia. Fifty-eight-year-old William Wayne Parrott of Big …

Court: Homeowner’s Policy Won’t Pay Damages for Overdose Death

A homeowner’s policy will not pay damages to the mother of a teenager who died after overdosing on painkillers he stole from the man with whom he and his mother lived, a panel of justices from the Massachusetts Appeals Court …

State Auto Offering Coverage in Connecticut

The State Auto Insurance Cos. has introduced personal lines products in Connecticut. In Sept. 2007, the Columbus, Ohio-based insurer affiliated with the Patrons Group of Glastonbury, Connecticut “Our independent agency partners throughout the state are prepared to offer outstanding service …

Rogers & Gray Names Gomes as CFO

Rogers & Gray Insurance Agency Inc.has appointed David B. Gomes as its new chief financial officer and treasurer. Gomes joined the Massachusetts agency on June 1, bringing with him more than 20 years experience in the financial, manufacturing and bio …

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