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Cook Maran Hires Erickson as Client Advisor in New Jersey

Cook Maran, a Prime Risk Partner, recently hired Brian Erickson as a client advisor for commercial property and casualty risks, specializing in energy, auto dealer and other large complex accounts. Erickson will be based out of Cook Maran’s Mt. Laurel, …

Liberty Mutual Names Edem as Chief of Staff for Global Risk Solutions

Liberty Mutual has appointed Janelle Edem to be chief of staff for its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) commercial and specialty lines (re)insurer that provides traditional insurance, specialty and reinsurance to businesses globally. Most recently, Edem served as general manager, UPS …

Criminal Charges Filed Against 25 in Western Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Sweep

Criminal charges have been filed against 25 individuals in Western Pennsylvania following investigations by the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section. The charges are the result of a sweep conducted by the Insurance Fraud Section’s Western Regional Office during the months …

Redmer Reappointed for Another Term as Maryland Insurance Commissioner

The Maryland Insurance Administration has announced that the Maryland State Senate voted to confirm Al Redmer Jr. for another term as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner, where he will oversee the independent agency’s 266 employees and an annual budget of $31 million. …

Rhode Island’s Starkweather & Shepley Elects Lowe to Board of Directors

East Providence, R.I.-headquartered Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has elected Elizabeth Lowe to the board of directors. Lowe, president of Custom House Risk Advisors (CHRA), is the first female on the board in the company’s history. As President …

Judge Orders Vermont’s Hermitage Club Owner to Pay Member $2.1M

A judge has ordered the owner of a foreclosed ski club in Vermont to pay about $2.1 million to a club member who is unable to sell back 20 memberships he bought in 2015. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the judge …

Audit Says New York Health Inspectors Go Easy on Restaurant Violations

Food safety inspectors in New York state failed to take action in response to hundreds of serious health code violations, according to a state audit published Friday. Officials from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office analyzed 984 violations categorized by local …

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Launches Commercial Package in Pennsylvania

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has launched a new commercial package product in Pennsylvania. The new offering includes: commercial property with limits up to $120 million per location with an enhanced causes of loss form which includes built-in equipment breakdown …

New Hampshire Health Fair Addresses Concerns Over Chemicals in Water

The public is invited to meet with national, state and community partners to learn more about contaminants that have been found in water and other community health issues. The Southern New Hampshire PFAS Community Health Fair was held Wednesday from …

Fire Warning Issued for Southern New England Due to Winds, Dry Conditions

A combination of strong winds and dry conditions are prompting officials to warn about the danger of wildfires in southern New England. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for all of southern New England through 8 p.m. …

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