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Selective Insurance Launches Agency Management Collegiate Competition

Teams of students from seven universities throughout the U.S. today begin a month-long collegiate competition in which they will run virtual insurance agencies in a computer-simulated environment. The competition, called Selective Agency Management Collegiate Competition, is being sponsored and managed …

Deadline to File Claim in Massachusetts Natural Gas Disaster Approaching

Officials are reminding Merrimack Valley residents that Friday is the deadline to file a claim in the $143 million class action settlement stemming from 2018’s natural gas explosions and fires. Lawyers encourage anyone impacted to file a claim, even if …

Distinguished Programs Promotes Somers to Regional Sales Executive

Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager, has promoted Greg Somers to regional sales executive. He is based out of Philadelphia, Penn. Somers brings more than 20 years of leadership and five years of business development experience to his new …

FBinsure Acquires Massachusetts’ Nimiroski Insurance Agency

FBinsure has acquired the Nimiroski Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in Attleboro, Mass. Established in 1963, Nimiroski Insurance has been an active member of the Attleboro community for more than 50 years, providing personal and business insurance to more …

Personal Info Possibly Compromised for 1,100 Insurance Users in Connecticut

The personal information and Social Security numbers of about 1,100 users of Connecticut’s state health insurance marketplace might have been compromised after a security breach last fall, officials said. Access Health CT users affected by the email security breach will …

Delaware Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight

Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to a teenager who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a school bathroom attack that left a 16-year-old girl dead. Wednesday’s ruling reverses …

Woodruff Sawyer Names Milano as Vice President of Management Liability

Woodruff Sawyer, an insurance brokerage in the U.S., has named Teresa Milano as vice president of Management Liability, effective immediately. Milano joins the Boston, Mass., office of Woodruff Sawyer, where she’s focusing on Woodruff Sawyer’s management liability practice comprised of …

Pennsylvania’s Graham Company Hires McIntire as Chief Technology Officer

Graham Company, based in Philadelphia, Penn., has hired Michael McIntire as chief technology officer, in which he will lead the development of Graham’s technology strategy and manage its execution. In this role, McIntire will work to develop solutions for employees …

Maryland’s Wye River Insurance Appoints Santarelli as President

Wye River Insurance has appointed Katherine Santarelli as president, leading day-to-day operations and providing strategic brokering and consulting services for the newly-formed insurance brokerage. The Baltimore, Md.-based boutique brokerage serves real estate and construction professionals in the multifamily industry. Santarelli …

Judge Finds Ransomware Damage to Computer a ‘Direct Physical Loss’

State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Co. is liable for the cost of replacing a computer server that was damaged and perhaps permanently compromised by a ransomware attack despite the carrier’s argument that the business owner did not suffer a …

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