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WTW Names Richardson UK & Ireland Leader, Insurance Consulting & Technology Unit

Willis Towers Watson announced that Tammy Richardson will take on the role of UK and Ireland leader for life and property & casualty in the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Richardson most recently served as leader of the UK …

Fred C. Church Insurance Names Lucas Director of Business Development

Fred C. Church Insurance, a Lowell, Mass.-based independent insurance agency, has named George H. Lucas as director of Business Development. In this role, Lucas will be responsible for the management and facilitation of the agency’s sales process and organic growth …

Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Entity Halts Approval of New Work

The entity overseeing distribution of state funds to help Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has ceased authorizing new foundation construction work until it receives a payment from the state Department of Housing. Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the Connecticut Foundation Solutions …

Nursing Home in Connecticut Sued Over Strangling of 76-Year-Old Patient

A Connecticut nursing home is being sued over the strangling death of a 76-year-old patient who police say was killed by her 81-year-old boyfriend in November. The Connecticut Law Tribune reports the lawsuit filed Monday by the estate of Patricia …

Atlas General, Bascule Underwriting to Offer Workers’ Comp for Equine Industry

Atlas General Insurance Services has collaborated with Bascule Underwriting, specialists in equine insurance, to provide an exclusive workers compensation product for horse farm owners. The program will be administered by Atlas and distributed through Bascule’s network of independent agents/brokers. The …

High Net Worth Insurer Vault Expands Into 3 States in Northeast

Vault, an insurer focused on the needs of the high net worth market, has received approvals to underwrite in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This adds to their existing operations in Florida and South Carolina and non-admitted coverage offerings in …

Hartford InsurTech Hub Holds Demo Day, Completes Second Accelerator Program

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, hosted its second Demo Day at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, Conn., on April 26. The InsurTech Accelerator is the first component of Hartford InsurTech Hub, an initiative established in 2017 by …

CNA Financial Reports 17.5% Jump in Q1 Net Income

CNA Financial Corp. reported first quarter 2019 net income of $342 million, up 17.5 percent over the $291 million reported for the same period in 2018. The company saw a big improvement in its first quarter results over its Q4 …

World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Joseph A. Britton Agency

World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, N.J., acquired the Joseph A. Britton Agency Inc. of Mountainside, N.J., on April 1, 2019. The Joseph A. Britton Agency is a healthcare and professional liability insurance agency …

Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Untimely Appeal in Air Crash Lawsuit

Delaware’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in a lawsuit stemming from a 2012 airplane crash in the Congo that claimed the life of the chief adviser to that country’s president and left his finance minister seriously injured. The companies …