Beacon Mutual’s New CEO Spero: ‘We’re Within an Hour of Every Policyholder’ August 4, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The board of directors of Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, a Warwick, R.I.-based workers’ compensation carrier, has elected Brian Spero as...
Evacuations Remain in Effect After Pennsylvania Freight Train Derailment August 4, 2017 Evacuations remain in effect for residents of a small Pennsylvania town following a freight train derailment. CSX says it’s unclear...
Cause of Pennsylvania Home Explosion Still Unknown August 4, 2017 The National Transportation Safety Board has not identified the cause of a Pennsylvania home explosion that killed a utility worker...
Virginia Man Gets Life Without Parole for Killing Son for Insurance August 4, 2017 By Matthew Barakat A Virginia man convicted of murdering his 15-month-old-son to collect on life insurance was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison...
New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Hires Eifert August 3, 2017 Optisure Risk Partners, a Manchester, N.H.-based insurance broker, has hired Randy Eifert as senior vice president of its Private Client...
Massachusetts’ Arbella Insurance Group Promotes Jansky August 3, 2017 The Arbella Insurance Group, a Quincy, Mass.-headquartered regional property and casualty insurance company, has appointed Karen Jansky as director of...
New York Regulator Subpoenas Wells Fargo Over Unwanted Auto Insurance August 3, 2017 By Karen Freifeld New York state’s banking and insurance regulator issued subpoenas on Tuesday to two Wells Fargo & Co units after the...
Freight Train Cars Burning After Derailment in Pennsylvania, Residents Flee August 3, 2017 By Maranie Staab Rail cars carrying gas and sulfur on a CSX Corp freight train skidded off the tracks and burst into flames...
Insurer Threatens to Sue if Pennsylvania Tries to Take $200M August 2, 2017 An organization created by state law to offer medical malpractice insurance is threatening to sue if Pennsylvania state government tries...
New Jersey’s Vanguard Hires Graf as Vice President of Operations August 2, 2017 Vanguard Claims Administration Inc. (Vanguard), a Woodbury, N.J.-based insurance agency, has hired Paul J. Graf as vice president of operations....