AM Best Shifts Outlooks to Negative for Safety Insurance July 16, 2026 AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable while affirming the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and...
People Moves: MEMIC Expands Northeast Underwriting Team with New Hire Rutledge July 16, 2026 The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, hired Sean Rutledge to its Northeast underwriting team as a production underwriter. Based...
New Jersey Insurance Agents Are Not Exempt From Consumer Fraud Act: High Court July 16, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that insurance brokers, producers, and agents are not entitled to a professional...
Massachusetts Finalizes New Safety, Consumer Rules for Assisted Living Facilities July 15, 2026 One year after the tragic fire at Gabriel House in Fall River claimed the lives of 10 residents and injured...
One Weather Firm Warns New England Could See Big Hurricane This Season July 15, 2026 By William Rabb All of the best-known storm forecasting services have predicted a mild 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. That includes Colorado State University,...
Markets/Coverages: Lemonade Enters Maine and Vermont Renters Insurance Markets July 15, 2026 Digital insurer Lemonade has expanded availability of its renters insurance into Vermont and Maine. They become the 43rd and 44th...
People Moves: Clifford Takes On Expanded Role for NFP’s Construction Unit July 14, 2026 NFP’s Clifford Named U.S. Brokerage and Account Management Leader Tom Clifford assumed an expanded leadership role as leader of U.S....
Philadelphia Area Digs Out From Damage Left by Microburst Storms July 14, 2026 Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of...
Markets/Coverages: Clach Casualty Seeks Habitational Properties in NY Free Trade Zone July 14, 2026 Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a part of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, has launched an admitted general liability real estate program...
New York Construction Scare Shows Challenges of Converting Offices to Housing July 14, 2026 By Philip Marcelo, Jessica Hill and R.J. Rico When two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the scare prompted evacuations and...