Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired New Providence, N.J.-based The Daniels Group Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, The Daniels Group is a full-service employee benefits consultant and broker serving corporations, schools, hospitals, municipalities, …
A U.S. judge on Tuesday overturned an arbitrator’s ruling allowing about 70,000 women to take part in a nationwide sex discrimination case against Sterling Jewelers Inc even though they had not opted to join. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in …
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Tuesday rejected Wells Fargo & Co.’s bid to dismiss that city’s lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. mortgage lender of predatory lending targeting black and Hispanic borrowers. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody said Philadelphia may …
Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired FIRM Inc., an insurance agency located in Mahwah, N.J. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FIRM Inc. provides clients with tailored property …
An unlicensed home improvement contractor whose false promises left an elderly Massachusetts woman’s home in ruins and others temporarily homeless is heading to prison. The Salem News reports that 49-year-old Jaime Ford was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday …
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. hired Russell Corner II as a construction and surety specialist. Corner’s key responsibilities in this role include managing relationships with current and prospective clients, as well as bringing in new business. He will focus …
Insurance Center of New England (ICNE), based in Agawam, Mass., has added Eastman & Davis Insurance Agency of West Springfield, Mass., to its company. ICNE is a privately-owned and independent insurance agency with three offices in Agawam, Gardner and Westford, …
Risk Placement Services (RPS) has announced the opening of a branch office in Hopkinton, Mass. RPS is a managing general agent, underwriting manager and nationally focused wholesale insurance broker. Rich Martino is executive vice president and branch manager of the …
CVS Health Corp. said Friday it has “no plans” to move Aetna from Connecticut’s capital city, reversing last year’s announcement by the insurance giant that it would move its headquarters to another state after nearly two centuries in Hartford, Conn. …
Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less annually as a result of what U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin …
