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Narragansett Bay Insurance Expands into Delaware, Maryland

Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) began writing property and casualty insurance in Delaware and Maryland, effective Oct. 1, 2020. The two states mark the seventh and eighth states where the company provides homeowners insurance. NBIC already provides homeowners insurance in …

Massachusetts Natural Gas Company to Provide $10M in Grants to Nonprofits

The charitable arm of the gas company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts two years ago said it will provide $10 million to support nonprofits in the three communities affected by the disaster. The …

Vermont Department of Economic Development Hires Nevins

The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) has hired Brittany Nevins as the new Captive Insurance Economic Development director. She replaces Ian Davis, Vermont’s former director of Financial Services. Nevins will be responsible for the marketing and business development of …

Distinguished Programs Hires Guerrero as Regional Sales Executive in New York

Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has hired Brando Guerrero as a regional sales executive in New York. In this role, Guerrero will oversee growth/broker partners in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and the rest of greater New York. He …

Plymouth Rock Assurance Launches Motorcycle Insurance in N.J., Pennsylvania

Plymouth Rock Assurance launched motorcycle insurance for riders across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The launch of the product comes than a year after the company acquired Rider Insurance Co., which has focused on the motorcycle community for 50 years. Plymouth …

Rourke Appointed as SVP, General Manager of The Church Insurance Companies

The Church Pension Group (CPG), a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church, has appointed Christopher R. Rourke as senior vice president and general manager of The Church Insurance Companies (CIC). In this role, he will be responsible for …

New Hampshire Music Fan Seriously Hurt by Stage Diver Wins $2M Settlement

A New Hampshire man who suffered serious spinal injuries when a stage diver landed on his head during a concert in New Jersey has reached a $2 million settlement with the show’s organizer. Jason Kooken, 46, of Exeter, was injured …

LL Global Selects Poklar to Lead Its Insurance Research Unit

LL Global, the Windsor, Conn.-based parent company for LIMRA, LOMA and Secure Retirement Institute, has tapped Mark Poklar to lead its insurance research unit. He will report to Alison Salka, senior vice president and head of LIMRA Research. During the …

Connecticut Workplace Shooter Says Gun Fired By Accident

A man charged with wounding his boss and another employee in a shooting at a Connecticut trucking company told police his handgun fired by accident and he only intended to scare his manager, according to an arrest warrant released Thursday. …

Pennsylvania’s Strickler Insurance Agency Joins Agency Network Exchange

Agency Network Exchange LLC (ANE) has added Strickler Insurance Agency Inc. in Lebanon, Penn., to its network to sixteen agencies in the state. Strickler Insurance Agency has been insuring individuals and businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region since 1860. Established in …

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