July 27, 2018
Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent stores, has opened its second store in New York. Julio Ramirez opened Brightway, The Ramirez Agency in New Rochelle, N.Y., on July 23. The news of …
July 27, 2018
Uber has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh-area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Arizona. A spokeswoman said the company put a handful of vehicles back on the …
July 26, 2018
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows the rate of car theft nationally rising by more than four percent in the first half of 2017. She also …
July 26, 2018
CRV Precast Construction LLC (CRV) and six of its employees have been indicted for misclassifying workers as lesser-skilled, underpaying them and falsifying information about payroll and employees, including a worker who was killed at a company job site. The defendants …
July 26, 2018
Heavy downpours soaked parts of central Pennsylvania, causing evacuations and forcing an amusement park to close for the second time this week. Hersheypark announced it would be closed Wednesday. The park closed Monday after heavy rain and flash flooding caused …
July 25, 2018
A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of a+ to Clearwater Select Insurance Company, an insurance company based in Stamford, Conn., that specializes in auto, home, life and business insurance. …
July 25, 2018
In the first half of 2018, Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) investigations led to the criminal prosecution of 12 people for committing insurance fraud and the issuance of 25 civil fraud orders. These enforcement efforts resulted in a combined total of …
July 25, 2018
Burns & Wilcox, a wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, has hired Jeffrey R. Cunningham to its New York City office as a senior broker in its Environmental Insurance practice. Cunningham previously served in leadership roles at American Risk Management …
July 24, 2018
The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Southern Maryland Insurance Inc. (SMI). The transaction became effective July 1, 2018. Located in Bowie, Md., SMI is primarily a property/casualty insurance agency offering coverages to businesses throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. Following the …
July 24, 2018
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm, has announced that Lou D’Agostino and his Iron Cove Partners team have joined the firm. D’Agostino has more than 17 years of …