January 6, 2022
Renaissance Alliance Hires Jackson as SVP Renaissance Alliance, which helps insurance agencies grow, has named Lorenzo Jackson senior vice president and New York sales leader. Jackson recently served as Great Lakes region president for Main Street America Insurance, and spent …
January 5, 2022
Road crews were finally able to clear snow and accidents enough to clear what some officials called an “unprecedented” number of stranded motorists along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia. Both directions of the highway came to a …
January 5, 2022
In what’s being called one of the deadliest residential fires in recent Philadelphia history, a blaze at a rowhouse killed 13 people Wednesday, including seven children, according to local news reports. “This is without a doubt one of the most …
January 5, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed three judges to fill vacancies on the state’s intermediate appellate court that hears workers’ compensation cases. “With diverse experience and background, I am proud to appoint these justices to the Appellate Division and …
January 5, 2022
MountainOne Insurance Agency, based in northwestern Massachusetts, has acquired the Cross Insurance agency branch in nearby Pittsfield. The company said in a news release that it plans to keep all of the Cross Insurance employees in Pittsfield, making MountainOne one …
January 5, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed into law an insurance disclosure bill that many insurance agents had staunchly opposed, but not before asking lawmakers to soften the measure’s impact on businesses and insurers. Senate Bill 7052, the Comprehensive …
January 5, 2022
New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is the new pitchman for Massachusetts-based Arbella Insurance Group. The regional property/casualty insurer, headquartered in Quincy, said it will launch a new ad campaign next week featuring the popular rookie footballer. The campaign will …
January 4, 2022
A federal appeals court has upended case law for reinsurers in New York, declaring that policy limits don’t extend to litigation costs for a property and casualty insurance carrier. In Global Reinsurance Corp. of America vs. Century Indemnity, the U.S. …
January 4, 2022
On May 24, 2021, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) observed roofing workers at Venue Estates at Smithville Green, a senior community housing development under construction in Eastampton, New Jersey, exposed to falls …
January 4, 2022
Glatfelter Insurance Group, an AIG company, appointed Rocklyn Altshuler as chief actuary. In his new role, Altshuler’s key responsibilities will include developing loss ratio projections and rate need analysis across all Glatfelter programs, quarterly reserving and data collection and management. …