The New Hampshire House is holding hearings on two bills today that would prevent the state from requiring sprinklers in homes. The bills would stop the state from enforcing amendments to building codes that expand requirements for sprinkler systems. Last …
New York-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. has promoted Margaret J. Arnold to assistant vice president-controller. She is a 20-year veteran of the firm. In addition, the company has also promoted Derek Bucciferro to senior underwriter. He has 10 …
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The New Hampshire Legislature is expected to consider two bills that would prevent the state from enforcing amendments to building codes that expand requirements for sprinkler systems. Last month the Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every …
Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire and Oregon will bring in the new year with new state laws aimed at cracking down on distracted driving, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Of the four states with stronger laws …
The results are in from the “2009 Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For” survey by Insurance Journal. The common theme resonating from the winning responses is one of family ideals. Regardless of size or geographic region, employees of the …
Large insurers AIG, Farmers and The Hartford made moves in 2009, as did large brokers Marsh, Aon, Willis, Gallagher, Brown & Brown, Hub and Wells Fargo. So, too, did, many regional insurers and Main Street agencies. Here are the headlines …
A new portion of the New Hampshire building codes will require that sprinkler systems be installed in all new homes. WMUR-TV said the New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board voted to require sprinklers in every newly constructed single- and …
Richard P. Rooney has been named vice president of inland marine for Harleysville Insurance’s Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. In this position, he oversees the company’s inland marine underwriting efforts in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New …
The federal government says it distributed nearly $80 million in disaster relief funds to four New England states following a devastating ice storm a year ago. The storm of Dec. 11-12, 2008, knocked out power to an estimated 1.4 million …
