June 1, 2012
A year after a tornado downed its steeple, The First Church of Monson Congregational in Monson, Mass., is rebounding.The town’s oldest church became a disaster relief center after the June 1, 2011 storm that destroyed 40 homes in Monson and …
June 1, 2012
The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA), an independent agency partnership based in New Hampshire, said Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency has joined the group as its newest member. Founded in 1880, Littleton, N.H.-based Hunkins & Eaton Insurance Agency is an …
June 1, 2012
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine announced Thursday that American International Group and its workers comp insurance units will pay Pennsylvania more than $16.8 million in fines and assessments. The regulator said this reflects a settlement agreement in a multi-state probe …
June 1, 2012
A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge in New Jersey ruled last Friday in what is believed to …
May 31, 2012
A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job. A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports the judge granted a …
May 31, 2012
Internet search giant Google has named Vanessa Wittman as the new chief financial officer of its newly acquired Motorola Mobility Holdings unit.Google made the announcement last week when its $12.5 billion cash purchase of Motorola Mobility was finalized after securing …
May 31, 2012
Orchid Underwriters Agency, Inc. in Vero Beach, Fla. has been granted exclusive access to a new residential underwriting program underwritten through icat. The icat homeowners program is written on Lloyds paper and is rated A (Excellent) by AM Best. Standard …
May 31, 2012
PIA Management Services Inc. in Glenmont, N.Y., hired Bradford Lachut as government affairs counsel for its government and industry affairs department.In his new role, Lachut serves as in-house counsel, responsible for managing public affairs agendas in multiple states, tracking significant …
May 31, 2012
Johnston, R.I.-headquartered FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, announced a number of changes to its management team, effective June 1. Chris Johnson, senior vice president of marketing and enterprise learning, will become senior vice president–Asia Pacific, …
May 31, 2012
Members of Delaware legislature’s budget committee are wrestling with competing proposals from the governor and attorney general on how to help struggling homeowners. Delaware is slated to get about $46 million in a nationwide mortgage foreclosure settlement. Roughly $35 million …