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Work-From-Home Can Deliver Big Cyber Risks for Small Businesses

Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says. As work-life and technology continue to evolve, a growing number of …

Hundreds of North Carolina Transportation Workers to be Laid Off

North Carolina’s Transportation Department says it’ll lay off hundreds of workers to help cover the ballooning cost of storm damage repairs and legal expenses. News outlets report that layoffs will include contractual and temporary laborers such as those who patch …

Brightway Insurance to Open Four Stores in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado

Brightway Insurance will open four new stores in Florida, South Carolina and Colorado on Monday, August 19. Alex McGregor opened Brightway, The McGregor Agency in Deerfield Beach, Fla., Lisa Jewell opened Brightway, The Lisa Jewell Agency in St. Petersburg, Fla., …

Two Florida Independent Agencies Join Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services

Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance for independent insurance agencies, has announced that two Miami, Fla.-based independent insurance agencies have recently joined the Alliance. Gil & Associates Insurance Consultants Inc., a family-owned and operated independent agency established in 2004, …

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Yozell

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Yozell. Founded in 1960 by Peter Yozell, Yozell Associates strives to provide its customers with value in group employee and executive benefits products and services. Following …

Hub International Limited Acquires Assets of Insurance Center of New England

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Insurance Center of New England Inc. (ICNE). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With locations in Agawam and Gardner, Mass., ICNE is a locally owned, independent …

Woodruff Sawyer Adds New England Practice Leader Coady to Board of Directors

Woodruff Sawyer, a U.S. insurance brokerage, has announced that Sean Coady, senior vice president and New England practice leader, has joined the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Woodruff Sawyer, Coady was a co-founder of Capstone Insurance, an independent insurance …

Service American Indemnity Hires Clymer as New Sr. VP, Program Business

Service American Indemnity Co., an Austin, Texas-based national provider of program services, has added Jacob Clymer as senior vice president of Program Business, responsible for leading the growth of the company’s emerging program business. He will also serve as a …

Risk Strategies Appoints Black to Lead National Professional Liability Practice

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, named Darren Black to oversee its national professional liability practice group. He is based in Kansas City, Missouri. Black joins Risk Strategies after having led the professional services …

Insurance Broker, Assurance, Relocates Illinois Headquarters

Citing a 15-year organic growth trajectory and commitment to an engaging and collaborative employee culture, the national insurance brokerage, Assurance, announced it has moved its headquarters down the street to a new 75,000 square foot space at 20 North Martingale …