Jill R. Muratori has joined Albany-based Barrett Associates as its new vice president and counsel, and will serve as a lobbyist for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York. It will be familiar ground for Muratori, who most …
Rain moving into New Hampshire is dampening the fire danger but raising the threat of flooding. The National Weather Service has posted flood watches through Wednesday morning all counties except Hillsborough and Cheshire. One to three inches of rain is …
Two New England States lead the nation in terms of having the lowest rate of work-related deaths and most states in the Northeast rank well above the national average, according to a new report from a major labor group. New …
Liberty Mutual Group has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Safeco Corp. for $68.25 per share in cash in a deal that will make Liberty Mutual the fifth largest U.S. property/casualty insurer and second largest surety …
Agency Specialty Product Network, a unit of Aon Corp., has named five new regional vice presidents. Rob Romano will head the Northeast Region, which comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York City and Long Island. Romano …
Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an agreement with four wireless phone providers on disclosure of the costs of cell phone insurance. Gansler said he wants to be sure consumers know what they are getting. “While prior company materials contained …
The clash between the states and the federal government over nationwide rules to make driver’s licenses more secure has ended — for now. A truce, of sorts, between the 50 states and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has kicked …
The Main Street America Group board of directors promoted two and appointed two to officer-level positions. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company promoted John Thompson to vice president, operational controller and Dean Dorman to assistant vice president, actuarial. The board of directors …
People Mullis Newby Hurst L.P., an Addison, Texas-based provider of construction insurance and surety bonds in Texas, promoted Jan Johnson to senior vice president and director of insurance. Johnson, a 26-year veteran of the insurance industry, has served as vice …
Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to an American Automobile Association (AAA) research report. The …
