August 29, 2019
New Hampshire employers will pay less for their workers’ compensation insurance next year because of an approved filing that lowers the loss costs insurers use to develop prices. The New Hampshire Insurance Department has approved a rate proposal filed by …
August 29, 2019
Frederick Mutual, a Frederick, Md.-based insurance company, has hired Paul Stenbjorn as vice president of Information Technology. Stenbjorn has been a technology management professional for more than 20 years. He has held an array of senior positions including the chief …
August 29, 2019
A lawsuit filed by Vermont residents seeking damages for chemical contamination in groundwater in their Bennington neighborhood can proceed as a class action, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford means qualified property owners …
August 29, 2019
A construction worker has died and five others were injured in a partial collapse of a building under construction in the Bronx. It happened shortly before noon Tuesday at the four-story construction site at 92 East 208th Street, near Steuben …
August 28, 2019
A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $400,000 from her employer. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Vicki Miller, of Colchester, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Friday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. Prosecutors say Miller was a bookkeeper …
August 28, 2019
New Jersey’s biggest city on Monday announced a plan to borrow $120 million to dramatically cut the time it will take to replace pipes causing elevated lead levels in drinking water. City, state and county officials said the plan is …
August 28, 2019
Disability Insurance Services (DIS), a provider of disability insurance, has hired Scott Cremens as regional brokerage manager (RBM) – the company’s first RBM in Connecticut. Cremens brings 15 years of experience to the team, having previously served in similar roles …
August 28, 2019
Brownell Insurance Center Inc., of Londonderry and Hampton, N.H., has joined agency aggregator NAIA. This latest addition brings the total membership of NAIA to 77 agencies with 137 locations. In addition to aggregation of agencies’ volumes, NAIA provides management of …
August 27, 2019
Morrison Mahoney has hired Eric J. Gyllenborg as a partner in its Corporate Transactions group in Boston, Mass. Gyllenborg is a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on commercial lending, private securities offerings, venture capital, private equity, finance, employment, medical …
August 27, 2019
Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, has appointed Jessie Witherow as an assistant vice president. Based in the Washington, D.C., office, Witherow is …