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Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Mckenna National Healthcare Practice Leader

San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Frank Mckenna senior vice president and national healthcare practice leader. Mckenna will be responsible for expanding and growing the current Healthcare practice. Mckenna was previously president of the healthcare practice for a large …

Guy Carpenter Forms New Division, Makes Post-JLT Merger Leadership Appointments

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the formation of a new Global Capital Solutions Group as well as a series of leadership appointments that will become effective upon the closing of the acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. …

Deploying Drones, 3D Printing to Reduce Secondary Accidents at Crash Sites

Idling in a long highway line of slowed or stopped traffic on a busy highway can be more than an inconvenience for drivers and highway safety officers. It is one of the most vulnerable times for “secondary accidents,” which often …

Cuomo Proposes Banning Stretch Limos from New York Roads

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed banning stretch limousines from the state’s roads as part of a safety crackdown on large for-hire passenger vehicles following the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade. Twenty people were killed in October …

New York, New Jersey Governors Set 2019 Goals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

The Democratic governors of New York and New Jersey each set goals to legalize recreational marijuana as part of their 2019 agendas, declaring in separate State of the State speeches Tuesday that new laws should raise state revenue and redress …

Kaplansky Insurance Acquires Massachusetts’ KW Insurance

Kaplansky Insurance, an independent locally owned agency in the Northeastern U.S., has acquired KW Insurance, a full-service agency with locations in Dedham and Cambridge, Mass. Following the acquisition, the KW Dedham location will be merging with Kaplanky’s corporate headquarters in …

Mass. SJC Says Police Can Make Drugged Driving Arrest Based on Observations

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that a state police officer was justified in arresting a suspect for driving under the influence of marijuana based on the officer’s observations of the driver’s demeanor, physical appearance and behavior. The case – …

Finchum Named Head of MetLife Auto & Home

MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum has been serving in this role on an interim basis since August, 2018. She will be responsible for growth and management of …

Severe Weather in Canada Cost Insurers C$1.9 Billion in 2018: IBC

Insured damage from severe weather events across Canada reached C$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) in 2018, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), quoting statistics from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. Severe weather across Canada continues to highlight the financial …

Brexit Update: City of London Prepares for Worst, Hopes for Best

Dismay, confusion, relief — and hope. The City of London had a range of reactions to the U.K. Parliament’s overwhelming rejection Tuesday night of Prime Minister Theresa May’s blueprint for quitting the European Union, and her sprint to cobble together …

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