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SterlingRisk Insurance Promotes Larocca to Chief Strategic Relations Officer

SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, New York-based independent insurance brokerage, has promoted Robert F. Larocca to chief strategic relations officer. Larocca, who began his career at SterlingRisk in 1999, will retain his title of executive vice president and continue to report …

Two Women Found Dead After Row Home Fire Causing Estimated $250K in Damage

Authorities say two women were found dead after a fire in a central Pennsylvania row home over the weekend that caused an estimated more than $250,000 in damage to all three homes. Fire crews were dispatched shortly after 6 a.m. …

New York’s NFP Hires Beaudette as Senior Vice President

NFP, a New York, New York-based insurance broker and consultant that provides property/casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has hired Daniel Beaudette as a senior vice president. Beaudette will be part of the team focused on growing NFP’s managing …

New Jersey’s American Global Hires McGill to Lead National Project Risk Practice

American Global has hired John McGill as president of American Global Project Solutions, in which he will head its national project risk practice. The practice is dedicated to bringing analytics, innovation and best practices to contractors and owners engaged in …

New York Court: Uber Drivers Are Employees Eligible for Unemployment Insurance

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department held at the end of December that Uber drivers can be considered employees eligible for benefits such as unemployment insurance. The finding upheld two previous April 2019 decisions by the …

Fire on Prudence Island Destroys Three Homes

Three homes were destroyed and two others were damaged in a Thursday night fire on Prudence Island, Rhode Island, fire officials said. Firefighters from Portsmouth and several nearby communities responded to the fire around 11 p.m., according to The Newport …

Pennsylvania Water Customer in Arrears Burned Workers with Acid

A Pennsylvania woman who didn’t pay her water bill has been charged with felonies including the use of weapons of mass destruction after she burned three municipal workers with acidic drain cleaner as they tried to restore her service, authorities …

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Acquires Aegis Surety, Sells XPro

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. has acquired Aegis Surety and simultaneously sold XPro, which provides solutions for the pest control industry. K2 Insurance Services is both the seller of Aegis Surety and the buyer of XPro. Aegis Surety Senior Vice …

Falls Kill Two Long Island Men in Separate Workplace Accidents

A landscaper fell from a tree and a roofer fell from a building in two separate fatal workplace accidents Monday on Long Island. Suffolk County Police said 51-year-old Vicente Oliver of Levittown was trimming a tree at a West Hills …

Deadline Approaches for New York-Bermuda InsurTech Early Stage Competition

The submission deadline for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition is approaching on January 29, 2021. Global insurtech hub InsurTech NY and the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA), Bermuda’s independent economic development public/private partnership, have joined forces for the competition, which …

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