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CEO of Pennsylvania Insurer Highmark Charged With Assault

The chief executive officer of a major western Pennsylvania insurance company is facing charges of simple assault and defiant trespass relating to a fight with the husband of an employee he was having an affair with. Highmark Inc. CEO Kenneth …

Mass.-based Soderberg Insurance Hires Account Representative

Soderberg Insurance Services of Lynnfield, Mass., appointed Johanna Vasquez as account representative. In her new position at the agency, Vasquez will provide servicing primarily of the agency’s personal lines clients for their home, auto and personal umbrella policy holders. She …

Nike Wins Court Order Halting Sale of Tebow Apparel by Reebok

Nike Inc. has won a court order blocking rival Reebok International Ltd. from selling New York Jets apparel bearing the name of the popular quarterback Tim Tebow, in a battle over licensing rights. The order issued late on Wednesday by …

Motorcycle Safety Campaign Under Way in Delaware

State officials have launched public awareness campaign about motorcycle safety. The Respect Your Ride campaign includes traffic law enforcement and awareness activities by police departments throughout Delaware. It runs through September. Police will conduct patrols on roads with a high …

Aftershocks From 2011 Quake Continue in Virginia

Virginia continues to experience aftershocks from last summer’s earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.1-magnitude aftershock occurred at 11:21 p.m. Sunday, March 25, some 8 miles south of Louisa and 8 miles south-southwest of Mineral. Mineral was the epicenter …

N.Y.-based Gill & Roeser Bought Out by Two Executives

Two senior Gill & Roeser executives acquired reinsurance intermediary Gill & Roeser Inc. and Gill & Roeser Holdings Inc., a registered broker/dealer, financial advisory and investment banking firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two executives, Steven Bolland …

N.J.-based Broker Bollinger Acquires Creative Agency Group

Short Hills, N.J.-based insurance broker Bollinger acquired Creative Agency Group in Holmdel, N.J. Creative Agency Group specializes in program business — specifically golf and county clubs, health and fitness clubs, small animal hospitals (veterinarians), independent auto dealers (used car) and …

Mass.-based Insurance Analytics Firm Enservio Appoints President

Enservio, a Needham, Mass.-based provider of property insurance analytics, affinity marketing, contents software and claims solutions, appointed Chris Schoettle to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. In his new role at Enservio, Schoettle will be responsible …

Va. Police: Social-Media Policy Is Part of ‘Virtual Character Check’

Recent reports that some employers are asking job applicants for access to their social networks during the hiring process have raised questions about the legal liability of such practice. This growing controversy is also at the center of proposed legislation …

Virginia AG Cuccinelli Upbeat After Health Care Hearing

Virginia’s attorney general was in an upbeat mood Tuesday after listening to the U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments on the key provision in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — a requirement that most Americans buy health insurance or pay a …

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