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Maryland’s Harford Mutual Insurance Group Announces Leadership Team Changes

Harford Mutual Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team. Senior Vice President Jeffrey Rink has been promoted to executive vice president with the added oversight of Administrative Operations, Customer Service and the Special Investigative Unit. Joining Harford Mutual …

Hub International Limited Acquires Vermont’s Finn & Stone

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Finn & Stone Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Finn & Stone Principals Chip and Jonathan Ams and the Finn & Stone team will join Hub …

Two Massachusetts Men Charged Following Fatal Motorcycle Crash in New Hampshire

Two Massachusetts men were charged in federal court in Springfield in connection with falsifying driving logs, instructing others to do so and making a false statement to investigators. The charges are the result of a review of Westfield Transport Inc. …

Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $1.5M From Two Employers

A bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from two employers, federal prosecutors said. Jessica Greenan, 42, of Barnstable, embezzled more than $1.1 million from a Cape Cod store from October …

Brothers Say They Set Fire in Philadelphia That Badly Damaged Stores, Homes

Two brothers admitted in court Thursday to setting fire to their hookah lounge as they struggled with business losses, causing more than $20 million in damages to a retail block in Philadelphia’s historic area. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Imad Dawara, …

Mass. Court Says Injured Worker Can’t Charge Insurer for Medical Marijuana Expenses

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has found that a worker can’t charge his workers’ comp insurer for the cost of medical marijuana treatment due to a work-related injury. This comes after Mark T. Delano initially sought compensation for his medical marijuana …

Maryland Capital Sues Oil, Gas Companies Over Climate Change

Maryland’s capital city has filed a lawsuit against 26 oil and gas companies, saying their industry was taking the environment to a point where fighting climate change would be difficult. The City of Annapolis filed the lawsuit in Anne Arundel …

RT Specialty Names Ilgner to its Environmental and Construction Professional Practice

Alex Ilgner has been named as an account administrator within the Environmental and Construction Professional (ECP) Practice of RT Specialty. He is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In this role, he will support the account management and policy servicing …

Specialty Program Group Promotes Preston to VP, Director of Program Development

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, has promoted Susan Preston to vice president and director of program development for SPG. Preston has been president of Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato, Californias, …

U.S. to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight New Jersey Back Bay Flooding

The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in New Jersey that gets comparatively less …

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