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WKFC Underwriting Managers Hires Reisig in New York

WKFC Underwriting Managers has hired Mark Reisig as chief underwriting officer of its Property division, based at the company’s headquarters in Melville, N.Y. Reisig joins WKFC with more than 30 years of property insurance experience. His previous position was with …

Arch Capital Group Enters Agreement to Acquire New York’s McNeil & Co.

Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McNeil & Co., a nationwide provider of specialized risk management and insurance programs headquartered in Cortland, N.Y. Terms of …

Uber Asks to Resume Self-Driving Tests in Penn., Improves Vehicle Software

Uber Technologies Inc has asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving car testing on public roads and has improved the autonomous vehicle software, the company said on Friday, more than seven months after it suspended testing following a deadly crash …

Three Workers Hospitalized in Delaware Refinery Explosion

Equipment failure at a Delaware refinery caused an explosion that has sent three workers to the hospital. News outlets report the Office of the State Fire Marshal said in a release the Delaware City Refinery was the site of a …

Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Insurance Management Associates

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Insurance Management Associates Inc. (IMA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Annapolis, Md., IMA is a full-service commercial and personal insurance agency. IMA President Randall …

PMA Companies Names Copeland VP of Managed Care in Pennsylvania

PMA Companies, a Pennsylvania-headquartered provider of workers’ compensation, casualty insurance, and TPA and risk services, has named Josephine Copeland as vice president of Managed Care. In this role, Copeland is responsible for leading PMA’s corporate and field Managed Care operations. …

Criminal Investigation of NiSource Launched Over Massachusetts Gas Explosions

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation of utility company NiSource Inc over gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities that killed one person and injured at least 21 others in September, the company disclosed on Thursday. Grand jury …

Two Utility Workers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Northeastern New York

Two utility workers were killed and two others were hurt when their maintenance helicopter got caught on power lines and crashed in rural northeastern New York, state police said. Pieces of the aircraft dangled from power lines late Tuesday afternoon …

N.J. Woman Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud in Used Luxury Vehicle Theft Scheme

A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining insurance identification cards as part of a scheme to steal luxury used vehicles from dealerships in New Jersey and New York. Paige Hunt, 27, of Bloomfield, N.J., pleaded guilty to …

Pipeline Project at Center of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Complete

Pipeline upgrade work at the center of natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston last month has been completed. Columbia Gas announced Tuesday it had replaced about 44 miles of gas mains and more than 5,000 service lines across …

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