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RogersGray Acquires Massachusetts’ G.H. Dunn Agency

RogersGray has continued its expansion with the acquisition of the G. H. Dunn Agency of Buzzards Bay and Mattapoisett, Mass. Following the acquisition, the team at G.H. Dunn will remain, including David Dunn who will be joining RogersGray as partner …

Saxe Doernberger & Vita Promotes Barrese to Partner in New Jersey

Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (SDV) has promoted Bethany L. Barrese to partner, effective January 1, 2020. Barrese’s practice focuses on complex policyholder coverage issues. She has experience handling coverage disputes arising from construction projects and frequently negotiates construction defect …

Deadline to Make Gas Explosion Claim in Massachusetts Extended to January 31

The deadline for residents and businesses to file a claim for a portion of the $143 million legal settlement related to the September 2018 natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has been extended to the end of the month by a …

Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes Back Roberts as New England Regional Manager

Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) has welcomed back Derek Roberts as its New England regional manager. Working locally out of AUI’s new Maine office, he will be placing accounts in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Previously the …

InsurTechNY Opens Application Window for 2020 InsurTech Startup Competition

InsurTechNY, an InsurTech community in the New York metro area spanning carriers, brokers, startups and investors, has opened the application window for the 2020 InsurTech Startup Competition. The competition has two tracks and will award $300,000 in prizes to the …

Worker in New Jersey Seriously Injured When Ditch Collapses Around Him

A man working in a ditch was seriously injured December 31 when it collapsed around his lower body, authorities said. The accident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. in Marlboro Township. The 64-year-old man, who was working for paving company, was …

NI Holdings Completes Acquisition of Maryland’s Westminster

NI Holdings Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Westminster American Insurance Company from private shareholders on January 1, 2020. The acquisition of Westminster further diversifies NI Holdings’ portfolio of products geographically and by line as additional commercial multi-peril …

New York’s Frenkel & Company Completes Transition to EPIC Brand

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, which operates as EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), has announced that Frenkel & Company, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered, full-service independent insurance broker acquired by EPIC in 2017, has completed its adoption of the EPIC Insurance …

Two Women Killed After New Jersey Transit Train, Car Collide at Crossing

Two women were killed Friday morning when a New Jersey Transit train collided with their car at a railroad crossing in central New Jersey. The accident occurred around 8:10 a.m. at the Cedar Avenue crossing in Middlesex, a NJ Transit …

ISU Insurance Agency Network Hires Blumberg as VP in Northeast Region

ISU Insurance Agency Network, a national network of independent insurance agencies, has added Tracy Blumberg as vice president and relationship manager for ISU’s Northeast Region. Blumberg has been in the insurance industry since 1982, spending her insurance carrier for the …

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