Alliant is continuing to expand its presence on the East coast with its recent hiring of Steve Reisler as vice president. Reisler will be based in the Fair Haven, N.J., office of Alliant within the company’s Alliant Americas division. In …
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is ordering an audit of the state’s beleaguered transit agency. Murphy, a Democrat, signed the executive order calling for an audit of New Jersey Transit alongside Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Monday at a rail …
The University of Pittsburgh has suspended a fraternity and temporarily barred all Greek life organizations from hosting events with alcohol after a student was hospitalized in an “alcohol-related incident.” University officials have not released specifics about what led to the …
The MEMIC Group, a Portland, Maine-headquartered workers’ compensation carrier, has been ranked the top workers’ compensation company in the U.S. by the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry. In a …
Ryan Specialty Group LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of the Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. (ISA). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ISA is a human and social service managing general underwriter and …
Optisure Risk Partners, based in Manchester, N.H., has hired Reid Sterrett as life practice manager, reporting directly to Optisure CEO Peter R. Milnes. Sterrett will be based in Hartford, Conn., and will serve as a contributing member of the Optisure …
Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has announced a partnership with Crawford & Company, a publicly listed independent provider of claims management to insurance companies and self-insured entities. The partnership was formed through Crawford Innovative Ventures LLC, an entity created …
New York City on Tuesday sued eight companies that make or distribute prescription opioids, blaming them for fueling a deadly epidemic afflicting the most populous U.S. city. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the lawsuit sought $500 million of damages to …
New York officials say two more counties that sustained extensive shoreline damage from Lake Ontario flooding last year are now eligible for federal recovery aid. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, all Democrats, announced Friday …
New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo has reminded all regulated entities and licensed persons covered by the Department of Financial Services’s (DFS) cybersecurity regulation that the first certification of compliance must be filed on or prior …
