The family of a woman who was paralyzed when she was struck by a falling telephone pole as she waited for a bus is to receive $125 million to settle a lawsuit against Verizon. Maria Meister was commuting from Union …
DeCotis Specialty Insurance has hired Jessica Bergstrom as a broker based in its Providence, R.I., office. Bergstrom has more than 20 years of experience as an underwriter in both standard and surplus lines markets. In her new role as a …
The IMA Group has hired Doug Markham, a healthcare and managed care industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, as chief strategy officer. Markham has a background in healthcare, insurance, claims and managed care services. Prior to joining …
Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has announced that its affiliate, Hub International Northeast Limited, acquired the assets of The B&G Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Plainview, N.Y., The B&G Group provides commercial …
The family of a beef plant worker who died because of the coronavirus has brought a wrongful death lawsuit in a Philadelphia court against JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat company. Ferdinand Benjamin filed the suit on Thursday after his …
New York state on Sunday announced new coronavirus-safety measures to better protect nursing home residents, who are highly vulnerable to the respiratory illness and account for a large share of the nearly 80,000 Americans who have died from it. The …
Traverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners (High Street), has acquired three additional agencies — two in Michigan and one in New York. These new agency partners are: Trust Shield Insurance Group (TSIG) in Schoolcraft, Michigan; Ken Bleeker Insurance Agency …
As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution. So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth accounts, he saw an …
As states begin to lift restrictions on employers in various segments of the economy, MEMIC, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation insurance specialty company, has released an employer guide for safety procedures. The MEMIC Pandemic Recovery Safety Planning template includes forms …
ProSight Global Inc. has added three members to its senior management team. It recently hired Chief Claims Officer Donna Biondich, Chief Investment Officer Nico Santini and Jeff Arricale, chief of staff and head of capital markets. Biondich joined ProSight in …
