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Liberty Mutual’s Aldous Joins EverQuote as VP of Insurance Data, Product Services

EverQuote, Inc., an online insurance marketplace, has added Michael Aldous as vice president of Insurance Data and Product Services. Aldous joins EverQuote from Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he led teams responsible for the development and launch of digital accident & …

First Fidelity Brokerage of N.Y., Moulton Insurance of Mass., Acquired by PCF

PCF Insurance Services (PCF), headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., has acquired two brokerages based in the Eastern U.S. The brokerages that have joined PCF include: First Fidelity Brokerage, a New York City-based full-service property & casualty insurance broker with a …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Airways International Insurance Services

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Airways International Insurance Services LLC (AIIS) of Mickelton, N.J., on May 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Alex Morris founded Airways International Insurance Services in 2006 after more than 30 years …

New Hampshire Investigating Ventilation in Nursing Homes After Virus Outbreaks

New Hampshire health and fire safety officials will spend the next two weeks investigating whether ventilation systems have contributed to coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, Gov. Chris Sununu said Tuesday. More than 30 long-term care facilities have experienced outbreaks, and …

Order by Connecticut Gov Presumes Workers Comp Benefits for Essential Employees

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order that state union leaders predict will provide hundreds, possibly thousands, of front-line workers “presumptive eligibility” for workers compensation benefits if they contracted the coronavirus while on the job during the early …

Moped Sharing Firm Revel Halts New York Service After Second Reported Death

Electric moped sharing service Revel said on Tuesday it was suspending service in New York after a string of accidents and reports of a second rider killed in the city in recent weeks. Revel said in a statement it was …

Man Arrested in Connection with Delaware Church Fire Causing $250K in Damages

A Delaware man has been accused of setting multiple fires inside a church sanctuary. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office arrested Thomas Loftis III in connection with the blaze that erupted at Reach Church, news outlets reported. He was captured …

First American Insurance Agency Acquires Massachusetts’ Morin & Foy

First American Insurance Agency, an independent insurance firm, has acquired Morin & Foy, a property and casualty firm situated in Brimfield, Mass. First American Insurance Agency is only acquiring the Brimfield, Mass., location. Morin & Foy serves its surrounding communities …

InsurTech NY Opens Applications for October Cohort

InsurTech NY has announced that it will be accepting applications for its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 21 to August 17, and applications will be accepted through the InsurTech NY website. The program will …

Duffy Insurance Agencies Acquires N. Pingree Agency

The N. Pingree Insurance Agency and its Georgetown and Haverhill, Mass., offices have joined the Duffy Family of Insurance Agencies. N. Pingree Insurance Agency was established in 1938 by H. Nelson Pingree. Brothers Robert and Calvin Pingree took over for …

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