October 20, 2020
A man accused of putting razor blades in pizza dough sold at a supermarket in Saco, Maine, has been ordered held without bail. Nicholas Mitchell, 38, made his first court appearance on Friday after his extradition from New Hampshire, where …
October 20, 2020
Fire officials have completed another search of the site of a weekend explosion and fire in Harrisonburg, Va., and determined there are no additional victims, the city announced Sunday night. An explosion rocked a strip mall Saturday morning, followed by …
October 20, 2020
BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, has added Robert Poli as the new Mid-Atlantic market director. Bringing more than 30 years of experience in the health insurance industry, Poli will report to Barb Taylor, regional vice president of the …
October 19, 2020
Officials said an investigation was underway into the cause of an explosion and large fire at a shopping center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Saturday morning that injured several people. Three people were hospitalized as a result of the incident that was …
October 19, 2020
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond announced Thursday that it is paying $6.3 million to 51 people who experienced sexual abuse as minors by clergy. The diocese released details in a report on its website. In February, Bishop Barry Knestout directed …
October 19, 2020
Alera Group has acquired Gordon Atlantic Insurance Agency, effective October 1, 2020. Gordon Atlantic joins Alera Group through local firm Sylvia Group. The Gordon Atlantic team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the transaction were not …
October 16, 2020
It took two months for a supermarket chain to alert police and customers about the discovery of razor blades in fresh pizza dough sold at one if its stores in Maine, a newspaper reported. Product tampering at a store in …
October 16, 2020
Maryland Auto Insurance has launched an initiative aimed at combatting auto insurance fraud in Maryland. This comes as the FBI projects insurance fraud accounts for more than $40 billion in costs annually, according to a Maryland Auto Insurance press release. …
October 16, 2020
NFP, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty (P&C), corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, has hired Andrew Pendergast to its P&C division as senior vice president. In this role, Pendergast will lead the …
October 15, 2020
Graham Company, a Philadelphia, Penn.-based insurance and employee benefits broker, has appointed John Baxter to senior vice president of Employee Benefits. In this role, Baxter will be responsible for leading the operations and strategic direction for the Employee Benefits Division. …