January 31, 2018
The Arbella Insurance Group, a Quincy, Mass.-based regional property and casualty insurance company, has appointed Karin Martin to assistant vice president in its contact centers. Reporting to Janet Corcoran, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Martin will oversee the …
January 31, 2018
Jimcor Agency Inc., an independent managing general agent and wholesaler, has expanded into the transportation sector with the addition of Jeffrey Blumberger as a brokerage specialist in transportation. In this role, Blumberger will be responsible for brokerage placement and underwriting …
January 31, 2018
What were you planning to give the New York Department of Financial Services for Valentine’s Day? Hopefully, a certificate of compliance. It is hard to believe that almost a year has passed since the NYDFS cybersecurity regulations (Cyber Rules) became …
January 30, 2018
According to National Safety Council (NSC) analysis of federal data, 1,086 more Pennsylvanians died accidentally in 2016, an increase of 15 percent over 2015. Opioid overdose led to 78 percent of those deaths. This comes on the back of NSC …
January 30, 2018
Licensed mortgage lender Radius Financial Group has launched a new company to service clients’ insurance needs. The Norwell, Mass.-headquartered private, full-service insurance agency is called Radius Insurance Group Inc. It will offer commercial and personal insurance, including auto, home, property, …
January 30, 2018
Avon, Conn.-based Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC announced that Edgewood Partners Insurance Center and Oak Hill Capital Partners have taken an equity stake in the firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The investment from EPIC and Oak Hill will …
January 29, 2018
Investigators say some burning candles apparently sparked a deadly fire at an apartment complex in Princeton, N.J., last month. The Dec. 27 fire at the Griggs Farm community started in a bedroom in one of the units. The fast-moving fire …
January 29, 2018
Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a Natick, Mass.-headquartered, wholly-owned subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has acquired the assets of the Southeastern Insurance Agency Inc., a full-service insurance agency with locations in North Dartmouth and Hyannis, Mass. The deal is expected to provide …
January 29, 2018
NJM Insurance Group, a West Trenton, N.J.-headquartered property and casualty insurer, has announced that president and CEO Bernie Flynn will retire on April 27, 2018, after a career at the company that spanned 25 years, including the past 10 as …
January 26, 2018
Firefighters say a near-century-old New Jersey Italian restaurant suffered damage in an afternoon fire. Freehold fire officials say Federici’s Family Restaurant suffered smoke and water damage after a fire broke out in the wall of the restaurant Wednesday. Firefighters were …