The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Massachusetts-based Mackintire Insurance Agency Inc. The transaction became effective December 1, 2018. Mackintire is a commercial and personal lines retail insurance agency founded in 1991. Located in Westborough, Mass., the company serves clients …
A Rhode Island insurance agent and agency owner who specializes in providing equine insurance coverage has admitted to operating schemes which defrauded customers, insurance companies and finance companies of approximately $1.3 million. Randall N. Levesque, 57, of Middletown, R.I., is …
Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Nolen Associates Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Springfield, Penn., Nolen Associates is a full-service medical malpractice insurance agency representing more than 1,000 …
New York legislators are pledging to change laws that have allowed predatory lenders to use the state court system to seize the assets of thousands of small businesses across the country. Brad Hoylman, incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, …
The Insurance Library Association of Boston has named Paul Tetrault as its executive director. Tetrault, an attorney and former editor of The Standard, New England’s Insurance Weekly, has more than 25 years of experience serving the insurance industry in various …
Kaplansky Insurance, an independent, Needham, Mass.-based agency, has acquired Burak Insurance, located in Canton, Mass. The addition of Burak marks Kaplansky Insurance’s 31st overall acquisition and its fourth for 2018. The agency currently operates 12 locations throughout Massachusetts. Founded in …
More than 90 educators in a Connecticut school district have filed workers’ compensation claims over mold-related ailments. The Advocate reports that 93 staff members at six public schools in Stamford filed claims saying they became ill because of mold problems. …
Top Statehouse Democrats say they’re hoping to pass legislation aimed at improving natural gas infrastructure safety before the end of the year. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker filed the bill. On Monday, he met with Senate President Karen Spilka and House …
SterlingRisk Insurance, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based, independently owned insurance brokerage, has hired Geraldine DelPrete as director of programs and senior vice president. DelPrete brings more than 25 years of experience to SterlingRisk, having held senior reinsurance and program development positions at …
RT Specialty has named Daniel Wilhelm as an account manager within its National Environmental and Construction Professional Liability Practice. In this role, he is responsible for supporting new business and marketing efforts as well as coordinating the renewal process for …
