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World Insurance Associates Acquires New Jersey’s Szerlip & Company

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Szerlip & Company of Millburn, New Jersey, on January 1, 2021. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Szerlip & Co. is a third generation insurance agency founded by Herbert Szerlip in 1934. His …

Glatfelter Insurance Appoints Murray as President of Claims Management Business

Glatfelter Insurance Group (GIG), an American International Group Inc. (AIG) company, has appointed Conor Murray as president of Glatfelter Claims Management (GCM), effective February 8, 2021. He will report directly to James Partridge, chief operating officer of Glatfelter Insurance Group. …

Crawford & Company Appoints Pageau as VP, Managing Director in New England Region

Crawford & Company, a publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporations, has appointed Robert Pageau as vice president and managing director of U.S. Loss Adjusting for the New England region. In this …

Appeal Over Dictionary Use Denied in University of Virginia Lacrosse Slaying

A federal judge has rejected an appeal from a former University of Virginia lacrosse player that his 2012 murder conviction should be tossed out because of a claim the jury improperly consulted a dictionary. George Huguely V is serving a …

Construction Worker Hurt in Accident at New Jersey College

A construction worker was injured when a gasket burst and struck him in the head at a college in northern New Jersey, authorities said. Workers were conducting a standard pressure test on a chiller line in the Learning Commons Library …

Suspect Arrested in June 21 Fatal Shooting in Connecticut Hotel

A suspect has been arrested in a fatal shooting last June in a Meriden hotel, police said. Trevor Outlaw, 33, was arrested Friday in the June 21, 2020 death of Giovanni Rodriguez at the Comfort Inn on East Main Street, …

New Members Appointed to New York State Insurance Advisory Board

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has appointed members to serve a three-year term on the New York State Insurance Advisory Board. Members of the board include representatives of the insurance industry and consumer advocates, as required …

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Promotes Fioretti in New York

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has named Katie Fioretti as regional head of portfolio steering for financial lines in North America, effective immediately. She assumes the role from Alessandro Carriglio, now head of claims reporting and analytics. Fioretti reports …

Nine Injured, Two Seriously, in Explosion at New York City Residence

Authorities said nine people were injured, two seriously, after an explosion Thursday at a three-story New York City residence that blew out windows and sent a door flying into power lines. The report of an explosion on Paulding Avenue in …

Teen Sought in Fatal Bowling Alley Shooting Near Philadelphia Turns Himself In

A 17-year-old boy sought in connection with a bowling alley shooting near Philadelphia that left one person dead and four others injured has turned himself in, authorities said Monday. The teen faces numerous counts, including murder, attempted murder and aggravated …

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