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New Jersey’s ProSight Global Adds Three to Its Senior Management Team

ProSight Global Inc. has added three members to its senior management team. It recently hired Chief Claims Officer Donna Biondich, Chief Investment Officer Nico Santini and Jeff Arricale, chief of staff and head of capital markets. Biondich joined ProSight in …

New Hampshire Fitness Clubs, Sports, Make Case to Re-open

Representatives of fitness clubs, amusement parks and youth baseball on Tuesday told a task force on reopening New Hampshire’s economy that they are prepared to make a variety of health and safety adjustments so they can operate during the coronavirus …

Pennsylvania’s Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Hires Sampson as a Partner

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC has hired Michael H. Sampson as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Sampson will also serve as chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage Group as well as co-chair of the Cannabis Group. He …

New York’s Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Appoints Two to Board of Directors

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company has appointed two new members to the company’s board of directors. Joining the board are Heidi Hoeller, retired partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and Dr. Michael Hayduk, deputy director of the Information Directorate for the Air Force …

IMA Financial Group Completes Acquisition of ESS NexTier Insurance Group

IMA Financial Group, a national insurance brokerage firm specializing in property and casualty insurance, employee benefits and surety bonds, has completed its acquisition of ESS NexTier Insurance Group, a similarly structured practice with four offices throughout Pennsylvania. The acquisition expands …

Temporary Licensing Process Implemented for New Jersey Insurance Producers

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has implemented a process for issuing temporary licenses to eligible individuals seeking to become insurance producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary process is being implemented in order to assure the …

Legal Sea Foods Restaurant Sues Over Business Losses Under Policy Issued March 1

A popular seafood restaurant chain that has been shuttered by the coronavirus and restrictions on dining has gone to court to get its insurer to pay for its business interruption losses. It believes its insurer is obligated in part because …

Governor Cuomo Announces Phased Reopening Plan for New York Businesses

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a reopening plan for New York businesses that includes four phases, each allowing businesses in select industries to open their doors. Businesses that are considered more essential, or that have an inherently lower …

Governor Hogan Appoints New Maryland Insurance Commissioner

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced Friday he has appointed Kathleen Birrane to be Maryland’s insurance commissioner. Hogan announced the appointment to replace Al Redmer, who has been appointed executive director of the Maryland Auto Insurance Fund. Birrane is former principal …

Redmer to End Tenure as Insurance Commissioner, Join Maryland Auto Insurance

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has been named executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance. Redmer will leave his position as Maryland Insurance Commissioner to join Maryland Auto Insurance on May 18, 2020. Redmer is Maryland’s longest serving insurance commissioner. …

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