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Bus Driver Placed on Probation After Plea in Fatal Accident

A Port Authority bus driver has been placed on probation for three years after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a University of Pittsburgh student struck by the bus she was driving a year ago. Shavonne James, …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA), acquired Bush Insurance Agents & Brokers of Cambridge Springs, Penn., on December 31, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1918, Bush Insurance is a provider of loss and risk management products. …

MMG Insurance Company Promotes Dill to VP of Marketing, Business Development

MMG Insurance Company has promoted Kayla O’Malley Dill to vice president of Marketing and Business Development, effective January 4, 2021. Dill is based in Maine. Dill joined the Company in 2013 as senior marketing representative. Throughout her tenure with MMG, …

Vermont Man Facing Eight Arson Charges for Stowe Fires

A Stowe man is facing eight arson charges that he set a series of fires over nearly two years that caused more than $1.5 million in damage, police said Wednesday. Police say Jeffrey Nolan, 62, admitted to setting a fire …

Hub International Acquires Massachusetts’ Alpha Pension Group

Hub International Limited (Hub), a full-service global insurance broker, has acquired Alpha Pension Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Alpha Pension Group is a retirement consulting firm that provides investment analytics, fiduciary governance …

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s True & Associates

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired True & Associates of Westfield, N.J. on December 31, 2020. True & Associates is its largest property/casualty acquisition to date. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. True & Associates is a multi-line full-service …

Maine Fishing Boat Owner Says It’s Not at Fault for Sinking

The owner of a Maine boat carrying four fishermen that sank off Cape Cod last fall has asked a court to declare it is not at fault. The owner of the 82-foot Emmy Rose wants a Maine federal court judge …

USG Insurance Services Promotes Faust to Senior VP, Canonsburg Branch Manager

USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agency, has promoted Becca Faust to senior vice president and branch manager in the Canonsburg, Penn., office. Faust joined USG in 2014 as production assistant and climbed through the ranks …

W.R. Berkley Sells Manhattan Real Estate Investment Property

W.R. Berkley Corp. sold off one of its real estate investments – a New York City office complex – at the end of 2020. The sale generated a $105 million pre-tax net gain, according to the commercial lines specialty insurer …

Maine Salmon Product Company Denies Claims in Lawsuit

A Maine-based smoked salmon producer is defending itself against claims that its products are not sustainably produced. A New York resident alleged in a lawsuit that Ducktrap River of Maine does not use sustainable practices despite the labels affixed to …

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