Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said last week he is reviewing legislation passed by lawmakers that would overhaul the state’s climate laws, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create renewable energy jobs and protect poorer communities that can be at higher risk from …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agency, has hired Cody Kinkaide as a producer/broker for Commercial Lines in the Philadelphia, Penn., branch. Kinkaide joins the USG team with seven years of insurance experience, most recently with …
Smith Brothers Insurance has acquired New York-based independent insurance broker Shank & Falvey Insurance, with locations in East Greenbush and Kinderhook. The acquisition expands Smith Brothers’ footprint in upstate New York and allows Shank & Falvey to maintain local presence …
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Wilmington and several former city officials stemming from an arson that left three city firefighters dead and three others injured. A three-judge panel on Wednesday …
Angela L. Navarro was sworn in January 5, 2021, as the 37th commissioner of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). Navarro was appointed by Governor Ralph S. Northam to complete the unexpired term of Mark C. Christie, who became a …
Signal Administration, a Wilton, Conn.-based provider of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act benefits, has appointed Carole V. Kirk to the position of chief financial officer. Kirk, an experienced finance executive serving with special global property/casualty insurance and reinsurance companies, …
A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from the rupture of a major municipal water main. The flooding …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, a full-service, independent insurance brokerage firm, has merged with Porter & Curtis LLC, a consultative commercial property/casualty insurance broker, effective December 31, 2020. Porter & Curtis represents Heffernan’s first office on the East Coast. Its founders, William …
The founders of Renaissance Alliance Insurance Services, a membership alliance of independent insurance agencies, have retired after 21 years of leading the company. Bruce and Janet Cochrane retired from their full-time roles within the Massachusetts-based insurance agency partnership organization, effective …
The board of directors for Union Mutual Insurance Company voted at their December meeting to appoint Philip Lambert to be the company’s vice president of Information Technology and Operations. Lambert starts with the company in the beginning of January. Lambert …
