The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Rhode Island-based Damiano Agency (DA). The transaction became effective July 1, 2019. For more than 30 years, DA has been delivering property and casualty insurance for businesses and individuals in the Rhode Island …
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources says it has notified public drinking water system operators to start testing for a class of potentially toxic chemicals. It said that the move is part of an expanded effort to identify sources of …
Insuretech service provider Epoq Legal has rolled out a new service designed for small- to medium-sized enterprises as either an optional or mandatory product sold alongside insurance and financial services products. The product was designed to help SMEs become more …
Willis Towers Watson, Lockton and Markel International each have appointed new cyber chiefs. Willis Towers Watson has appointed Peter Foster as chairman of Global FINEX Cyber and Cyber Risk Solutions. Foster has been with WTW for more than 14 years …
U.S. captive insurance companies rated by A.M. Best continued their run of strong financial results in 2018, as well as their outperformance of the segment’s counterparts in the commercial casualty sector, according to an A.M. Best special report. The new …
Big I New York has welcomed Jim Lombardo as the association’s AVP of Learning and Development. Lombardo will be responsible for expanding the association’s education and research offerings to meet the needs and expectations of 21st century learning. Lombardo joins …
Prosecutors in Maine say a man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that badly damaged two businesses in the northern part of the state. The Bangor Daily News reports Cody Ferguson has also been charged with …
Massachusetts lawmakers will again attempt to hold a hearing into lapses at the state motor vehicle department exposed by a New Hampshire crash that killed seven motorcyclists. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation will reconvene its hearing into the Registry …
Chubb announced two leadership appointments for the company’s Asia Pacific business, which are effective from Oct. 1, 2019. Edward Kopp, currently country president of Chubb’s general insurance business in Thailand, has been appointed to the position of senior vice president, …
Federal authorities have grabbed nearly $1.5 million that a North Carolina insurance magnate intended to use as political donations, arguing the funds may be forfeited for an attempt to bribe the state’s top insurance regulator. Federal court records unsealed Friday …
