September 19, 2018
The blast of high-pressure natural gas that led to dozens of home explosions last week in Massachusetts very likely damaged the system’s antiquated pipeline network and could lead to a long period of testing and repairs before full service is …
September 18, 2018
A woman has been killed and two men have been critically injured after being struck by a train in Delaware. Police in Georgetown say the three were hit by a Carload Express train early Sunday morning as they walked on …
September 18, 2018
The investigation into the Boston, Mass.-area natural gas explosions is partially focused on pressure sensors that were connected to a gas line that was being taken out of service shortly before the blasts, the head of the National Transportation Safety …
September 18, 2018
Ethos Specialty Insurance Services (Ethos), Ascot Group’s New York-based MGU platform, has appointed Rory Cline as president and CEO. Cline takes the helm from his current role as chief underwriting officer, having joined Ethos Specialty at its inception in 2017. …
September 18, 2018
Rogers & Gray Insurance has opened a new office in Quincy, Mass., to accommodate its growth. This represents the 10th office for the Massachusetts-based company, which serves clients in all fifty states. “This was a logical next step in our …
September 17, 2018
The Durand-Ruel sisters didn’t dress for hurricane season. The eldest had on a wide-brimmed hat, the kind one would take to a high-society garden party. Both wore white gowns that looked as though their sheerness would go transparent in a …
September 17, 2018
The Professional Insurance Agents of New York (PIANY) has elected Jamie A. Ferris as president at a meeting of the association’s board of directors at PIANY headquarters in Glenmont, N.Y. Ferris is president of P.W. Wood & Son Inc. in …
September 17, 2018
Fourteen-year Erie Insurance veteran Glenn Kricher has been appointed to the position of branch manager at the insurer’s Harrisburg, Penn., branch, effective September 13. As a current senior district sales manager in Harrisburg, Kricher oversees one of Erie’s largest districts. …
September 17, 2018
A new natural gas leak was discovered in the Boston area just two days after a series of pipeline explosions killed one person, injured more than 25 and prompted Massachusetts to declare a state of emergency. The latest leak was …
September 14, 2018
Federal investigators were dispatched to three towns just outside Boston after dozens of explosions and fires along NiSource Inc.’s natural gas network left at least one person dead and 13 injured and displaced over 8,000 customers. Massachusetts State Police reported …