A group of white New Haven firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court are seeking back pay, damages and legal fees. The high court ruled in June that New Haven officials violated white firefighters’ civil rights …
Falmouth, Maine-based insurance agency United Insurance has acquired the Mexico Agency business from Northeast Bank Insurance Group. The Mexico Agency, which was acquired by Northeast in 2004, writes approximately $900,000 in annual premiums and employe three. James Brown, managing partner …
A Northampton woman claims in a lawsuit filed against the Holyoke nursing home where she worked for three years that she was fired for complaining about improper treatment of patients. Joan Johnson is seeking $56,000 in damages from the companies …
A Circuit Court judge in Florida’s Leon County has ordered the warranty company, Intercontinental Marine Service Corp., which does business as First Warranty Group of Florida, into liquidation. The company, with approximately 10,000 in-force policies in Florida and other states, …
Ryan W. Ball has joined North Carolina insurance agency TriSure as an account executive in the firm’s property/casualty insurance division. In his new capacity at TriSure, Ball will focus on risk management and loss control for new commercial clients. Ball …
Marsh & McLennan Agency has acquired The NIA Group, one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. Terms of the deal were not released. Paramus, New Jersey-based NIA, founded in 1926, has annual revenue of $62 million, 400 …
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has named John Henle as South Texas state executive director. Henle replaces Larry Pratt who has been promoted to vice president – Sales in the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Henle began his career with Farmers …
How Adam DeGraide, a rock ‘n roll bass player and band promoter who founded Astonish Results, plans to transport independent insurance agents into marketing cyberspace with his own digital elixir. Will agents drink the Kool-Aid? We come on down on …
Plans are underway for the February 2010 launch of ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency in Kansas City, Mo. Founded by insurance industry veterans Chad Milton, Leib Dodell and Debra McClenahan, ThinkRisk will offer underwriting and claims management services in the converging areas …
Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. will begin offering homeowners coverage to Rhode Island policyholders of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co. as part of a renewal right agreement between the two insurers. Narragansett Bay will begin offering the coverage next month. Both …
