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New Hampshire Workers’ Comp Rates Decrease for Eighth Year in a Row

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 …

Frederick Mutual Hires Stenbjorn as Vice President of Information Technology

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 …

Lawsuit in Vermont PFOA Contamination Case Now Class Action

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 …

Collapse at Bronx Construction Site Kills One, Injures Five

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 …

Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud for Embezzling $400K from Employer

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 …

Newark to Speed Replacing of Pipes Blamed for Lead in Water

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 …

Disability Insurance Services Hires Cremens as Regional Brokerage Manager

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 …

New Hampshire’s Brownell Insurance Center Joins NAIA

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 …

Morrison Mahoney Hires Gyllenborg to Corporate Transactions Group

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 …

Ames & Gough Appoints Witherow as an Assistant Vice President in Washington D.C.

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 …

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