March 24, 2020
Peachtree Special Risk Brokers LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of RLA Insurance Intermediaries. RLA Insurance Intermediaries was founded in 2010 by Jeff Hays and Chris Skaletsky as a wholesale insurance …
March 24, 2020
The Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has been dealt a financial strength rating downgrade from A.M. Best. A.M. Best said its decision to downgrade the insurer’s financial strength rating to “B++” (Good) from “A-” (Excellent) comes even as the insurer …
March 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited D.O. Productions LLC for lockout/tagout violations after unguarded machinery caused severe hand injuries to an employee at the frozen food manufacturer’s Lodi, N.J., facility. The company faces …
March 23, 2020
A construction worker has died after a fall at a housing site in northern New Jersey, authorities said. The accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday in Florham Park. Wander Santos, 47, of Newark, fell about 30 to 35 feet and …
March 23, 2020
Under fire from business groups and Republican lawmakers and facing lawsuits over a broad shutdown order designed to slow the spreading of the coronavirus, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration defended its actions as critical to preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed, …
March 20, 2020
Kinsale Capital Group Inc. has announced four underwriting promotions. Patrick L. Dalton was named senior vice president of Casualty, John R. Bowen Jr. was named vice president of Construction, Jason E. Hoover was named vice president of Allied Health, and …
March 20, 2020
Exxon Mobil Corp. suffered a setback in a climate change case when a federal judge ruled that a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Massachusetts should go back to state court. U.S. District Judge William G. Young in Boston on Tuesday …
March 20, 2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has instructed insurers to submit details of business interruption policies that have been provided to insureds, as well as the coverage each policy offers regarding COVID-19. The instructions were issued on …
March 19, 2020
Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services and wealth management firm, has acquired Trilogy Group Benefits LLC, effective February 28, 2020. Trilogy joins Alera Group through local firm AIA, Alera Group. The Trilogy team will continue …
March 19, 2020
A former prosecutor who ran the sex crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in 1989 sued Netflix on Wednesday for defamation over her portrayal in “When They See Us,” claiming the miniseries about the “Central Park Five” fabricated …