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Pennsylvania’s Erie Insurance Announces $200M in Relief for Customers

Erie Insurance, based in Erie, Penn., will provide $200 million in dividends directly to personal and commercial auto insurance customers in the 12 states and the District of Columbia where the company does business. This relief represents about 30% of …

New Jersey-Based AIG Director Delaney Joins Board for Virginia’s Invest

Invest, an insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, has named Diane Delaney, assistant vice president and sales and marketing director for AIG Private Client Group, as its newest board member. Delaney is based in New Jersey and is responsible for overseeing …

The Hilb Group Hires Tarmey as a Producer in Rhode Island

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired a book of business from CBIZ Inc. and hired Business Unit President Peter Tarmey as a producer. The transaction became effective April 1, 2020. Based in Cranston, R.I., Tarmey will join THG’s New …

Investigation Begins into Cause of Massive Paper Mill Blast in Maine

State and federal investigators began searching Thursday for the cause of a paper mill explosion that shook the ground and sent debris and a slurry of chemicals raining down on nearby cars and buildings. Elation over the stunning news that …

New York Nurses Sue State and Two Hospitals Over ‘Inadequate’ Virus Protection

The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide equipment and adopt safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the association’s members in the hard-hit state. The association …

Next Up, Locusts? Maine Had Five Potential Disasters in a Week

A third of the state lost power because of a freak snowstorm and a powerful windstorm as residents were locked down because of the pandemic. Rivers swelled because of heavy rain. Then an explosion ripped through a paper mill. It …

Massachusetts’ Miniter Group Hires Adams as VP of Operations and Tracking

Miniter Group has hired Kelly Adams as the vice president of Operations and Tracking. Adams will be responsible for the overall management of Miniter’s Borrower-Centric insurance tracking operations in this role. Before joining Miniter Group, Adams had 20 years of …

Equifax to Pay $18M Over Data Breach Affecting Nearly Three Million Mass. Residents

One of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country has agreed to pay $18.2 million and undertake significant injunctive relief following a massive data breach in 2017 that compromised the personal information of nearly three million Massachusetts residents, …

Mass. Attorney General Calls on Division of Insurance to Lower Auto Premiums

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office has called on the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) to direct all auto insurance companies doing business in the state to lower premiums during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent Monday to Massachusetts …

Explosion Causes Significant Damage to Maine Paper Mill; No Injuries

An explosion at a paper mill in Maine shook the ground Wednesday and produced a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles around, but it appeared no one was injured. The blast rocked the Androscoggin Mill in Jay, …

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