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Romanelli Appointed as Chair of IICF Northeast Division to Succeed Watkins

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has appointed Jim Romanelli, senior vice president and New York City branch manager at CNA, as chair of the IICF Northeast Division’s board of directors. Romanelli began his tenure at CNA more than nine …

Roughly 85K Museum Artifacts Feared Lost in NYC Chinatown Fire

Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, a museum official said Friday. The president of …

Rhode Island Construction Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing $200K

A former construction project manager for a real estate development company has pleaded guilty to defrauding banks, construction companies and his employer out of more than $200,000, federal prosecutors say. Gregory Meeker, of Barrington, R.I., pleaded guilty to 12 counts …

Norman-Spencer Hires Blanco as Senior Account Director on Real Estate Team

Norman-Spencer, a Dayton, Ohio-based property and casualty program administrator and wholesale brokerage, has hired Michele Blanco as senior account director on its Real Estate team. Blanco is based in Maryland. Blanco brings more than 20 years of experience as an …

CoreLogic Completes Acquisition of Massachusetts’ Location Inc.

CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has completed the company’s acquisition of Location Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based leader in geographic data sciences and predictive, location-based analytics for businesses across the U.S. and Canada. Location Inc.’s proprietary …

New Jersey Apartment Complex Fire Damages Dozens of Units

A fast-moving fire roared through a southern New Jersey apartment complex, damaging dozens of units but causing no injuries, authorities said. The fire broke out late Monday in the Buttonwood Village complex in Gloucester Township. Firefighters battled the blaze for …

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Charges Insurance Adjuster in $722K Theft

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) has charged insurance adjuster Michael R. Shelly with insurance fraud, forgery, theft by deception and theft by failure to make required disposition of funds for stealing more than $722,000 from Bridesburg, Penn.-based manufacturer Philly …

The Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Martens Johnson Insurance Agency

The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Maryland-based Martens Johnson Insurance Agency Inc. (MJIA). The transaction became effective January 1, 2020. MJIA is a full-service insurance agency focused on the unique needs of the commercial transportation industry in the Maryland …

Uber Goes to Washington. Autonomous Cars with Humans to Collect Data in D.C.

Uber Technologies Inc. will put self-driving vehicles on Washington, D.C. roads Friday with human drivers in control, the ride share company said on Thursday, as it seeks to collect data for future deployment of fully self-driving vehicles. Uber is collecting …

Massive Fire Scorches Six Row Houses in Staten Island

A fast-moving five-alarm fire severely damaged six row houses in Staten Island on Monday, displacing more than 30 people and causing minor injuries. John Sudnik, chief of the Fire Department of New York, said wood construction in the attics of …

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