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Amoruso Joins Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services in Florida

Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has hired Anthony Amoruso as senior agency recruitment specialist in Florida. Oscar L. Miniet, regional executive vice president, made the announcement, saying that Amoruso’s primary role will be to …

Coalition Makes Cyber Risk Assessment Tool Available for Free to Small, Midsize Firms

Coalition, a cyber insurance company for small and midsize businesses, has launched a free, publicly available cybersecurity and risk assessment tool that assesses the expected probability and severity of a security incident for a company. Using Coalition’s proprietary underwriting platform …

Aon’s Turner Appointed Chairman of Ed Bermuda

Ed, the reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced it has appointed John Turner as chairman of Ed Bermuda. In this newly created role, Turner will “provide hands-on support to realize the potential of the recently formed operation” in Bermuda. He …

Vermont Farm Loses 2K Chicken and Turkeys in Flooding, Estimates $60K Loss

A Vermont farmer says he lost more than 2,000 chickens and turkeys when last week’s flood waters inundated their Richmond farm. Bruce Hennessey, of Maple Wind Farm, says they had moved the animals to higher ground prior to the storm …

Bookkeeper Charged in Maryland with Embezzling $1M from Employers

A woman who worked as a bookkeeper has been charged in Maryland with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1 million from her employers. Lisa Fore was charged Monday in federal court with four counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated …

Alera Group Acquires Business Assets of Pennsylvania’s HR inTune

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired the business assets of HR inTune, effective October 1, 2019. HR inTune, located in Berwyn, Penn., is a human resource consulting firm that …

The Glatfelter Agency Hires Gormley as President of Pennsylvania Office

The Glatfelter Agency (TGA), a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, has hired Sean Gormley as the new president of its downtown York, Penn., office. Gormley will focus on developing further growth in personal, business and commercial lines and managing carrier …

Legacy Specialist Compre Buys 2nd Portfolio from Belgium’s AG Insurance

Compre, the London-based independent re/insurance legacy specialist, announced it has signed agreements to transfer an inwards reinsurance portfolio from AG Insurance SA for an undisclosed sum. The Belgian insurer’s portfolio comprises business in run-off across a range of lines and …

French Search Teams Find Fragments of Airbus Engine that Exploded in Flight

French volunteer search teams have found fragments from an engine that exploded in mid-air over eastern France in July, officials said on Wednesday. The discovery came in an unprecedented search operation involving 150 members of the public after French air …

EU Weighs Stress Tests to Improve Financial Firms’ Buffers Against Climate Risks

The European Commission is considering stress tests and measures to force financial firms to raise their buffers against climate-change risks, the EU financial services chief said on Wednesday. The move would represent a major change in the bloc’s climate policy …