April 17, 2019
Alliant has hired Pat Walsh as executive vice president. In this role, the White Plains, N.Y.-based industry veteran will service a portfolio of clients that includes regional, national and international corporations. Walsh has a concentration in global property and casualty …
April 17, 2019
Meeker Sharkey & Hurley has appointed Carrie-Ann Crockett as vice president of Personal Lines to lead the insurance agency’s team of personal line professionals providing home, auto and additional specialized coverage. The agency is a provider of employee benefits, risk …
April 17, 2019
In March of 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) implemented 23 NYCRR ยง500 (NY Reg. 500). In doing so, it became the first state regulatory authority to impose regulations that address cybersecurity concerns applicable to insurance-related entities …
April 16, 2019
A Massachusetts construction company and its owner will pay $123,430 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The AG’s Office issued two citations against WCP Construction Corp. …
April 16, 2019
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has acquired The Wilson Agency Inc. of Shelton, Conn. The Wilson Agency is a third generation, family owned and operated agency serving Fairfield County and the Naugatuck Valley for more than 65 years. …
April 16, 2019
World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., merged with Professional Insurance Associates Inc. (PIA) of Carlstadt, N.J., on March 1, 2019. Professional Insurance Associates has been meeting the insurance needs of both commercial and …
April 15, 2019
More than 200,000 homes and businesses in eight states were without power early Monday after violent thunderstorms and heavy rains swept through the U.S. Northeast. Virginia and Pennsylvania were the hardest hit, with about 120,000 customers in the dark, according …
April 15, 2019
Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact, taking a novel step as lawmakers and employers around the U.S. grapple with workplace policies about pot. The Democrat-led City …
April 15, 2019
A worker was crushed to death Saturday when a crane counterweight fell on him at a lower Manhattan construction site, the third time in less than a week that a New York City construction worker was killed on the job. …
April 12, 2019
New York City’s effort to halt a measles outbreak by ordering mandatory vaccinations in one Brooklyn neighborhood is facing opposition, with lawyers for parents opposed to vaccinations promising to file a lawsuit challenging the order. But city health officials say …