Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Kokkoris Corp., d/b/a Kokkoris Insurance Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Astoria, N.Y., Kokkoris Insurance Services is a boutique insurance agency that provides …
Sheryl Rucker has accepted the position of senior vice president of Strategic & Integrated Services, a division of Information Technology at Erie Insurance. In this role, Rucker will have responsibility over a new area – IT Business Enablement – as …
New York’s governor signed a package of limousine safety bills Monday that was inspired by deadly crashes in 2015 and 2018. One of the bills would require that motor vehicles converted into stretch limousines by January 2021 have at least …
A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension after 15 patients were sickened by a bacterial heart infection and one died. Dr. John Vecchione on Monday also agreed to pay $293,500 in penalties. He initially had …
Warren Insurance Agency Inc. recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Warren Insurance Agency was founded in 1979 by its owner, Edward Warren, and provides home, auto, life and business …
J.A. Montgomery Consulting, a New Jersey-based affiliate of Conner Strong & Buckelew that focuses on risk control, safety and claims services, has hired Colleen Vallen to its team. Vallen, a forensic services expert with more than two decades of industry …
Generally speaking, Labor Law Section 240(1) (“240”) imposes strict liability on owners and general contractors for certain height/gravity-related accidents that occur at construction projects. Establishing a height/gravity-related risk should not be enough for a plaintiff to prevail. Under the statute, …
The Andrew Agency has acquired A & R Associates in Alexandria, Va., effective January 15, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1971, A & R Associates provides commercial insurance services to clients throughout Virginia, Maryland and …
R-T Specialty LLC has named Dave Adcock and Claudia May as President of RT Specialty’s National Personal Lines Practice. Adcock began his insurance career as a personal lines underwriter in 2000 and joined RT Specialty through the acquisition of Atlantic …
Alliant has hired New York’s CJ Hessel as senior vice president. In this role, Hessel will provide customized risk and insurance solutions engineered to address industry-specific risks for clients across the region. Hessel joins Alliant with a background that includes …
