Law firm Mintz has added a group of five practitioners to its Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. Deirdre G. Johnson, Paul W. Kalish, Suman Chakraborty and Ellen MacDonald Farrell joined as members, and Elaine Panagakos joined as special counsel. All five …
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane has named Gregory M. Derwart as chief of staff for the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). Derwart has experience in state government. From 2015 to 2019, he was managing director of Administration & Customer Experience …
The Washington Redskins hired a law firm to review allegations of misconduct after 15 female ex-employees told the Washington Post they were sexually harassed. The NFL team hired D.C. lawyer Beth Wilkinson and her firm, Wilkinson Walsh, to investigate the …
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired Newport Insurance Agency Inc. (NIA). Located in Middletown, R.I., with 13 associates on staff, Newport Insurance is an independent agency serving commercial and personal lines clients throughout southern New England. Newport …
Maryland uncovered a massive criminal enterprise involving identity theft and more than 47,500 fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in the state adding up to more than $501 million, Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday, saying the case relates to activity in at …
Virginia officials on Wednesday passed temporary new workplace safety rules designed to protect employees from the coronavirus, becoming the first state to adopt such measures. The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board voted to approve rules for businesses that include …
AHT Insurance has acquired Mason & Mason Insurance. Mason’s offices in Whitman, Mass., located near Boston, and North Conway, N.H., will become AHT’s eighth and ninth locations nationally. Mason’s staff of insurance professionals will join forces with AHT’s professionals following …
Frederick Mutual, a Frederick, Md.-based insurance company, has promoted Paul Stenbjorn to chief information officer. Stenbjorn has been a technology management professional for more than 25 years. He has previously held senior positions, including chief technology officer and executive director …
A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to charges that he firebombed a child welfare office during a custody dispute has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Philip Finn Jr., of Plains, was sentenced after pleading guilty in October …
A New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) report says the coronavirus outbreak that has afflicted nursing homes throughout the state may have resulted from staff and visitors unknowingly infecting residents early in the pandemic. “Unfortunately, we did not understand …
