April 28, 2009
Concord, New Hampshire-based Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will become an affiliate of The Motorists Insurance Group, Phenix announced. The agreement must be approved by regulators in New Hampshire and Ohio, where Motorists is headquartered. Phenix, which operates in New …
April 27, 2009
WKF&C Agency, a Melville, New York-based managing general agent, has named Christine Ingraham as its New England-based vice president of marketing. Ingraham, who will be based in Georgetown, Massachusetts, will concentrate on serving the property & casualty marketing needs of …
April 24, 2009
Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. said it’s been granted a license to write property and casualty insurance in New Jersey. New Jersey would be the fourth state where the company can write coverage — inculding Rhode Island, Massachusetts …
April 20, 2009
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will produce 11 tropical storms, of which six will become hurricanes, WSI Corp predicted Monday. The Andover, Massachusetts, private forecaster reduced its forecast from the one it issued in December, when it said the six-month …
April 20, 2009
New York-based Delos Insurance Group has named Alex A. Hammett senior vice president and chief actuary. In his new role, Hammett will oversee all actuarial functions within Delos, which specializes in program business insurance. Hammett has over 15 years of …
April 20, 2009
Progressive Progressive said it will begin offering motorcycle and RV insurance in Massachusetts. The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based insurer said it will offer the coverage through its Web site as well as through independent insurance agents. The addition of these coverage …
April 20, 2009
A national advocacy group is urging lawmakers in Maine to create an insurance fraud bureau. The Pine Tree State has the highest per-capita rate of insurance fraud in America, according to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, and should act to …
April 20, 2009
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said that Occidental Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. of North Carolina has agreed to make significant changes to the way it rates Bay State drivers. Occidental, which announced plans earlier this year to enter Massachusetts …
April 20, 2009
$6.4 Million Amount awarded to Stephanie Baril, of Haverhill, Mass., who was severely injured when a drunken driver struck her vehicle, although her lawyer says she is unlikely to see much of the money. Attorney Daniel Chabot said the man …
April 20, 2009
Head Games: That’s Our Stand “We are pleased with the response to this offer and look forward to digging into the data.” βTom Warden, assistant vice president of Allstate Research and Planning Center, which is working to determine whether brain …