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People Moves: MEMIC Appoints Fongemie; Mulready Joins Hartford’s Navigators; Falcon Risk Hires 3 Leaders

Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group has appointed Eileen Moran Fongemie to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer. Fongemie, who becomes only the third CFO in MEMIC history, will also assume the role of corporate treasurer. Fongemie succeeds …

Global MGU Victor Enters Reinsurance, Acquiring Rhode Island Firm RTSC

Victor, a global managing general underwriter (MGU), is expanding its underwriting capabilities into the reinsurance market. The firm announced it has acquired the business of Regional Treaty Services Corp. (RTSC), a Newport, Rhode Island-based, privately-held reinsurance MGU. Terms of the …

Arbitrator Clears Police Officers Who Pushed Buffalo Protester But Lawsuit Continues

An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground in June 2020 during racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The …

Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge

Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city’s top health official announced Monday. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines …

World Insurance Expands in New Jersey with Acquisition of J. Stine Agency

World Insurance Associates has acquired J. Stine Agency, Inc. of Little Silver, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Stine Agency is a family owned agency offering flood, home, life, auto, boat, business and health insurance. World Insurance …

Amended Class Action Wants NFL’s Giants, Jets to Drop ‘New York’ From Names

Plaintiffs upset that the National Football League teams Giants and Jets call themselves New York teams when in fact they play their games in New Jersey have amended their class action complaint to demand that the teams drop New York …

Maryland Legislature Tackles Family Leave, Taxes, Climate, Marijuana, Cybersecurity

Maryland lawmakers enter the last day of their legislative session on Monday with most high-profile measures already passed into law, including tax relief, a paid family leave program and an extensive measure aimed at slowing climate change. Democrats, who control …

As Sea Levels Rise, Can Chesapeake Bay’s Tangier Island Survive?

TANGIER ISLAND, Virginia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – James “Ooker” Eskridge’s family – like those of many of his neighbors – has lived on this isolated island in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay for generations. But its long traditions, which include crabbing and …

Vermont Opioid Deaths Rose 33% to Record in 2021

The number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Vermont increased by 33% in 2021 to a record number of 210 fatalities, the Vermont Health Department reported. The report released this week found that fentanyl was involved in 93% of last year’s …

No-Fault Auto Insurance Lead Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery

A man prosecutors said was a leader of a conspiracy that involved bribing 911 operators, hospital workers, and police officers to obtain the confidential information of tens of thousands of New York and New Jersey motor vehicle accident victims, has …

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