April 2, 2020
World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Mazzotta Insurance Agency of Providence, R.I., on March 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since 1968, Mazzotta Insurance Agency has been a family-run business serving the Providence community, providing protection for …
April 1, 2020
New Hampshire’s getting an additional $147 million from the massive coronavirus aid package signed into law by President Donald Trump, the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday. Funding will go to schools; public transit; health care workers; law enforcement; child care, …
April 1, 2020
CCG IQ, a provider of tech-enabled insurance services, has acquired The UIS Group. CCG IQ anticipates that the addition of this business will enhance its suite of services for insurance companies, according to a company press release. Connecticut-based UIS Group …
April 1, 2020
A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities imposed on spinoff company Chemours. Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock III ruled Monday that he has no jurisdiction …
March 31, 2020
A fire in New Hampshire destroyed several apartment buildings Friday and displaced 12 families. Manchester fire officials say that two multi-level apartment buildings were complete losses, WMUR-TV reported. Several surrounding buildings and several cars were damaged as well. The fire …
March 31, 2020
RCM&D, an independent risk management, insurance and employee benefits firm, has hired Matthew Kahn as the new Commercial Division director. Kahn will be working alongside current Commercial Division Director Bill Kable to lead the firm’s largest operating division, representing thousands …
March 31, 2020
Massachusetts is one of the latest states to propose legislation that would mandate insurers cover COVID-19 related business interruption claims despite virus exclusions in many policies. This comes as Insurance Journal reported legislators in New Jersey and Ohio have floated …
March 30, 2020
Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute an extension of coverage for personal delivery drivers in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The emergency social distancing and closing of restaurants …
March 30, 2020
A fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage on Wednesday to a New Hampshire restaurant that’s a popular campaign trail stop for candidates in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state. WMUR-TV reports fire crews responded to the Puritan Backroom shortly after …
March 30, 2020
A New York City subway driver was killed and several other people were injured early Friday in a fire on a train that is being investigated as a crime, officials said. Fires were reported at three other stations nearby at …