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ATTOM Data Solutions in California Puts Notaras of XL Innovate on Board

Irvine, Calif.-based ATTOM Data Solutions has named Martha Notaras to its board of directors. Notaras is a partner at venture capital fund, XL Innovate, investing in insurtech and fintech. She serves on the boards of four of XL Innovate’s portfolio …

Alaska Credit Union Ending Marijuana Business Pilot Program

An Alaska credit union plans to discontinue a pilot program to provide checking and savings accounts to marijuana-related businesses, an official said. Credit Union 1 will end the program Aug. 30 because critical insurance coverage will no longer be available, …

OSHA Fines Contractors in Death of Delaware Port Worker

Federal safety regulators have cited two contractors following the death of a worker at Delaware’s port of Wilmington earlier this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Enerfab Process Solutions & Fabricated Products Inc., along with Industrial Services Group …

Tennessee Park Where Toddler Drowned Adds Safety Features, Will Reopen

Tennessee officials have implemented more safety measures and will reopen a state park where flash flooding swept away and killed a Kentucky toddler, officials said Tuesday. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said in a statement that Cummins Falls …

Bill to Pool Small Businesses for Insurance Gets Final Approval in North Carolina

A way for North Carolina small businesses and sole proprietorships to join together and obtain more affordable individual health insurance is heading to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk after the measure received final legislative approval. The Senate voted 32-9 on Tuesday …

Brown & Brown of Florida Acquires CKP

Brown & Brown of Florida Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of CKP. CKP provides brokerage services for customers throughout the U.S. operating in agricultural industry. In addition, CKP provides property and casualty insurance products and services to …

Georgia’s INSUREtrust Hires Account Manager Ethan Frymark

Atlanta, Ga.-based INSUREtrust has hired Account Manager Ethan Frymark. As a recent graduate of the University of Georgia Terry School of Business Risk Management and Insurance program, Frymark will put his knowledge to use and further the goals of INSUREtrust …

Specialty Program Group Acquires Assets of New York’s The Mechanic Group

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has acquired the assets of The Mechanic Group Inc. (TMG), a Pearl River, N.Y.-based specialty insurance program manager. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Established …

Pasich Expands New York Footprint with Hiring of Halprin as a Partner

Boutique insurance recovery and entertainment firm Pasich LLP has expanded its national platform and New York footprint with the addition of Peter A. Halprin as a partner. Before joining Pasich LLP, Halprin was a shareholder in Anderson Kill P.C.’s New …

Focusing on Insurance, Mutual of Omaha Selling Bank to CIT

CIT Group is buying Mutual of Omaha Bank for $1 billion to expand its commercial banking operations. The deal would mean the end to Nebraska-based Mutual of Omaha’s foray into the banking sector, initiated in 2007. CEO James Blackledge said …