Some first-time drunken drivers will have to install ignition interlock devices under legislation passed by lawmakers in New Jersey. The bill, which was signed into law this month, requires first-time drunken drivers with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent or …
Colemont Insurance Brokers has promoted Tara Plourde to broker in the company’s Hartford, Connecticut office. She joined Colemont in 2008. Prior to Colemont, she was a commercial lines underwriter at a standard lines carrier. She specializes in casualty accounts, focusing …
Four former insurance agents have pleaded guilty for their role in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums from their customers, New Jersey’s attorney general said. Thomas Hurd, of Bensalem, Pa., William Wolnski, of Bayville, N.J. …
Zenith National Insurance Corp. has hired Janet Frank as president and chief operating officer of the workers’ compensation writer’s principal operating subsidiary, Zenith Insurance Co. She will also be an executive vice president of Zenith National Insurance Corp. Frank most …
Several young adults from West Virginia are starring in a new educational film on the dangers of distracted driving that is to be released this spring. Charleston, West Virginia-based MotionMasters is producing the film, “Deadly Driving Distractions,” for Films Media …
The manager of a southern New Jersey bowling alley has been charged with arson following a fire that destroyed a popular rival establishment in business for decades. The beloved Loyle Lanes bowling alley burned down last week after 50 years …
West Virginia may be on the path to helping municipalities pay for debris removal of abandoned buildings with insurance payments in a way that insurers can live with. The issue of how to pay for the cleanup has irked property …
Tom Considine has been nominated as New Jersey’s banking and insurance commissioner. Considine, a MetLife vice president, was named to the job by incoming Gov. Chris Christie. Christie praised Considine for his extensive government relations and financial services experience. The …
Insurance agents will be required to notify the state if they have been disciplined by any non-governmental regulatory agency under a new law signed yesterday. The new law requires insurance producers licensed in New Jersey to report to the commissioner …
Two chocolate processing companies in Camden, New Jersey have been fined for safety violations following the death of an employee who fell into a giant vat of chocolate in July. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
