The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has sued world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, alleging serious design flaws in the Stata Center, a building widely celebrated for its unconventional walls and radical angles. The suit says MIT paid Los Angeles-based Gehry Partners $15 …
Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc., a Berkshire Bank company in Pittsfield, Mass., has named John S. Millet, CPA, as its chief operating officer. Millet will oversee operations, finance, information technology, and other key corporate functions as well as the development and …
Massachusetts has three dates coming up that could be turning points in determining who gives thanks for the state’s new managed competition auto insurance system and who rates it a turkey. Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes has been telling people that …
Provider Insurance Group, headquartered in Needham, Mass., recently promoted William Darcey to chief operating officer. Prior to the promotion, he was senior vice president and sales manager. With 17 years of experience, Darcey’s expertise is in commercial insurance, with a …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B+’ (Good) from B++ (Good) and assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “bbb-” to The Hingham Group and its members – Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company and its wholly …
Hub International Limited reported that Hub International New England has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rome Insurance Agency, Inc., which is based in Fitchburg, Mass. The Rome operation expands Hub New England’s presence into central Massachusetts and adds …
High wind and heavy surf hit parts of the Northeast U.S. coast as the remnants of Hurricane Noel blustered northeastward across the open Atlantic. The wind and rain caused some coastal flooding, brought down tree limbs and knocked out power …
Wayzata, Minn.-based Cargill Inc. says it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef that may have …
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance recently launched a new online licensing system for producers. The first phase of the system, OLLIE (Online Licensing of Individuals and Entities), enables individual insurance producers, both residents and non-residents, to renew their insurance licenses …
Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance appointed John Flanagan as its new Regional Market manager for the Midwest. Flanagan will be based in Chicago. Flanagan brings over five years of experience in the professional liability industry to his new role as business …
