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Sells Appointed Chief Information Officer for SUNZ Holdings of Florida

SUNZ Holdings, LLC, based in Bradenton, Fla., has appointed John Sells to the position of chief information officer. Sells will be in charge of IT initiatives and enterprise systems with a focus on digital transformation and deep usage of data …

Pennsylvania Insurance Department to Hold NextGen Academy for College Students

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has announced that her department, along with a working group of stakeholders, will this summer hold the Pennsylvania NextGen Insurance Academy to provide college students with an up-close look at various careers in the insurance …

Alliant Hires Walsh as Executive Vice President in New York

Alliant has hired Pat Walsh as executive vice president. In this role, the White Plains, N.Y.-based industry veteran will service a portfolio of clients that includes regional, national and international corporations. Walsh has a concentration in global property and casualty …

New Jersey’s Meeker Sharkey & Hurley Appoints Crockett as VP of Personal Lines

Meeker Sharkey & Hurley has appointed Carrie-Ann Crockett as vice president of Personal Lines to lead the insurance agency’s team of personal line professionals providing home, auto and additional specialized coverage. The agency is a provider of employee benefits, risk …

South Africa Food Producer Tiger Brands Faces Class Action Over Listeria Outbreak

South Africa’s leading food producer Tiger Brands said on Wednesday it will fight a class action lawsuit over its role in the world’s largest ever listeria outbreak. The listeriosis outbreak, the infection caused by the bacteria, killed more than 200 …

Partner Re Names Colello to Lead P/C Business in U.S., Canada, Latin America

PartnerRe announced that Jonathan Colello will join the company effective July 1, 2019, as chief executive officer for P&C Americas, and president of Partner Reinsurance Co. of the U.S. In his new role, Colello will have executive responsibility for leading …

Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology

The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers, contractors and other self-employed professionals. Calleed Insurago, the platform runs on technology from the digital agency CoverWallet, using analytics to …

ProAssurance of Alabama Makes Management Changes; Francis to Lead Healthcare

ProAssurance Corporation has revised its management structure for its newly formed Specialty P&C operating division. As previously announced, Michael L. Boguski will assume the presidency of Specialty P&C on May 13, 2019. In addition, industry veteran Robert D. Francis will …

Massachusetts Construction Company, Owner to Pay $123K for Wage Law Violations

A Massachusetts construction company and its owner will pay $123,430 in restitution and penalties to settle allegations that it violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. The AG’s Office issued two citations against WCP Construction Corp. …

Amenity Analytics Raises $18 Million from Starr, Allstate, Others for Text Analysis Tool

Starr Companies and Allstate have contributed to an $18 million financing round for Amenity Analytics, a startup developing cloud-based analytics designed to help businesses analyze text on a massive scale. The New York-based startup said that both Starr and Starr …