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Insurance Office Of America Adds Bridges, Johnson to Georgia Team

Insurance Office of America (IOA) has hired Louis Bridges to its property and casualty practice as a senior risk consultant. Bridges joins IOA’s growing team in Georgia and will be responsible for new business development as well as the expansion …

Alliant Acquires Pend Oreille Insurance in Idaho

Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Pend Oreille Insurance in Idaho. Pend Oreille is led by co-owners Stefanie Nostdahl and Jodie Corless. Nostdahl and Corless, along with the entire Pend Oreille team, will join Alliant and continue serving clients from …

New Insurer Relm Offers Cover for Cryptocurrency, Cannabis Businesses

Relm, a Bermuda-based insurer that specializes in emerging business categories, has opened its doors for business. The new business, which is led by CEO Joe Ziolkowski and Operations Vice President Keyla Roman, is owned by Deltec International Group, a Bahamas-headquartered …

ExxonMobil Paying $1M as Part of New Mexico Settlement

ExxonMobil will contribute $500,000 to a fund used to clean up leaks from petroleum storage tanks as part of a settlement reached with New Mexico. The settlement stems from a 2010 lawsuit that alleged the company used money from the …

M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Western Alaska

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Adak, the westernmost municipality in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck 12:37 p.m. on Sunday at a spot 144.9 miles west of Adak, a town of about 330 people, the …

Chubb Names Buonpane as Construction Industry Practice Leader in New York

Chubb has named Stephen Buonpane as Construction Industry Practice leader for its large account segment. He succeeds Bill Hazelton who was recently named head of Chubb North America Claims. In this capacity, he will oversee strategic direction while leading a …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires New York’s CMS

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Melville, N.Y.-based CMS LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, CMS LLC is a full-service wholesale insurance broker working with agents across the U.S. The team specializes in placing …

Walsh Duffield Announces Partnership with New York’s OSEA

Walsh Duffield, a fifth-generation, family owned insurance company, has partnered with OSEA Inc., a 30-year-old environmental, health, safety and security consulting firm, to provide risk management services to its commercial insurance clients. As part of the relationship, OSEA will provide …

New York Insurers Required to Waive Cost-Sharing for Coronavirus Testing

The New York State Department of Financial Services is requiring New York health insurers to waive cost sharing associated with testing for novel coronavirus, including emergency room, urgent care and office visits. New Yorkers receiving Medicaid coverage will also not …

AIR Worldwide Uses Pandemic Model to Determine Countries at Highest Risk

AIR Worldwide published an evaluation of potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in other countries, using its pandemic model to run hypothetical scenarios, which could reveal those countries at the highest risk for onward infections. In these scenarios, AIR simulated …