Maine One of Latest States to Enact NAIC-Inspired Insurance Data Security Act May 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield Maine is one of the latest states to enact its own version of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)...
Gallagher Bassett Services Acquires Total Safety Consulting and Its Affiliates May 6, 2021 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s risk management services subsidiary, Gallagher Bassett Services Inc. (GB), has acquired Bayonne, New Jersey-based Total...
Ex-Maryland Volunteer Firefighters Indicted on Arson Charges May 6, 2021 A group of Maryland volunteer firefighters accused of setting fire to vacant structures have been charged with arson and other...
AssuredPartners Acquires Massachusetts’ Lehrer & Madden Insurance Agency May 5, 2021 AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Lehrer & Madden Insurance Agency Inc. of Natick, Massachusetts. Lehrer & Madden is AssuredPartners’ first acquisition...
Pennsylvania Contact Tracing Breach Impacts Private Info of 72K People May 5, 2021 By Mark Scolforo and Michael Rubinkam Employees of a vendor paid to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing in Pennsylvania may have compromised the private information of at...
Connecticut Officials Mull Utility Fines Over Storm Response May 5, 2021 By Dave Collins Connecticut regulators have criticized the state’s two largest electricity distributors and said they are considering fines over what they called...
People Moves: Towne’s Skinner, RT Specialty’s Reynolds Promoted; Buckle Hires Two May 4, 2021 Towne Financial Services Group Promotes Skinner to President, CEO Towne Financial Services Group (TFSG) has promoted Brian K. Skinner to...
Federal Grant to Bolster Merrimack River Against Floods, Pollution May 4, 2021 A $250,000 federal grant aims to protect the Merrimack River, which provides drinking water to over 600,000 people. The grant...
AM Best Upgrades Union Mutual Rating to Excellent with Stable Outlook May 4, 2021 AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (excellent) from A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Northwest Insurance Service’s Insurance Business May 3, 2021 USI Insurance Services (USI), a provider of risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has completed its acquisition of...