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NFP Acquires New York’s Rose & Kiernan

NFP, an insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has acquired Rose & Kiernan Inc. in a transaction that closed effective August 1, 2020. Rose & Kiernan, based in Albany, N.Y., is …

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Boaters Urged to Prepare for Hurricane Isaisas

The Coast Guard on Saturday urged commercial and recreational boaters in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to prepare for possible high surf, dangerous rip currents, heavy wind, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding from Hurricane Isaisas, which has the potential …

ABD Insurance and Financial Services Names Finn as SVP Based in NYC

ABD Insurance and Financial Services has named Deirdre Finn as senior vice president of the company’s Executive Risk Solutions (ERS) National Practice. Finn will be based out of ABD’s NYC offices. In this role, Finn will oversee the company’s management …

PSA Insurance and Financial Services Acquires Maryland’s H.U. Dove & Company

PSA Insurance and Financial Services (PSA), an independent insurance brokerage firm, has acquired H.U. Dove & Company, a 175 year old Baltimore-based company. The acquisition was final as of April 1, 2020. To better assist its partners during these unpredictable …

NYPD Reports $1M in Damage to 303 Police Cars Since Floyd Death

New York City police say 303 department vehicles have been vandalized since George Floyd’s May 25 death, causing nearly $1 million in damage. The department said Monday that 14 vehicles were a total loss because of fire damage, seven are …

Pennsylvania Extends Grace Period for Expiring Driver Licenses

Pennsylvania reported more than 800 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as continuing concern about the virus prompted a new grace period for drivers with expiring licenses. The state Department of Transportation extended the expiration dates for driver licenses, identification …

Liberty Mutual’s Aldous Joins EverQuote as VP of Insurance Data, Product Services

EverQuote, Inc., an online insurance marketplace, has added Michael Aldous as vice president of Insurance Data and Product Services. Aldous joins EverQuote from Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he led teams responsible for the development and launch of digital accident & …

First Fidelity Brokerage of N.Y., Moulton Insurance of Mass., Acquired by PCF

PCF Insurance Services (PCF), headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., has acquired two brokerages based in the Eastern U.S. The brokerages that have joined PCF include: First Fidelity Brokerage, a New York City-based full-service property & casualty insurance broker with a …

World Insurance Associates Acquires Airways International Insurance Services

World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Airways International Insurance Services LLC (AIIS) of Mickelton, N.J., on May 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Alex Morris founded Airways International Insurance Services in 2006 after more than 30 years …

New Hampshire Investigating Ventilation in Nursing Homes After Virus Outbreaks

New Hampshire health and fire safety officials will spend the next two weeks investigating whether ventilation systems have contributed to coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, Gov. Chris Sununu said Tuesday. More than 30 long-term care facilities have experienced outbreaks, and …

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