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16 09, 2015

Hanover Insurance CEO Eppinger to Exit

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Frederick H. Eppinger is stepping down as president, chief executive officer and a director of the Worcester, Mass.-based The Hanover Insurance Group. The announcement said Eppinger, 56, is leaving to pursue other interests. The company said he will continue to …

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4 09, 2015

Preferred Mutual Hires Hill as Customer & Product Strategy VP in New York

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Preferred Mutual Insurance Company in New Berlin, New York, hired Andre Hill as vice president, customer and product strategy. Hill joins Preferred Mutual from First Niagara Bank in Buffalo, New York, where he held the position of senior vice president …

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16 09, 2015

Midyear Renewals Show Early Signs of Price Stabilization: JLT Re Report

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Downward pricing pressures eased during the June 1 and July 1 renewals – the first time since January 2013 – which suggests that a reinsurance pricing floor is not far away, according to a report published by JLT Re. “Although …

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16 09, 2015

Esurance, Major League Baseball Team Up on New Awards

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Esurance and Major League Baseball are establishing a new awards series that will hand out 24 prizes including best major leaguer, fan catch and social media post. The first-of-its-kind series adds content for MLB’s media properties while catering to its …

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4 09, 2015

New Hampshire’s HBL Group Joins North American Insurance Alliance

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North American Insurance Alliance (NAIA), an agency alliance based in Rangeley, Maine, announced that HBL Group LLC of Barrington, New Hampshire, has joined the alliance as a member agency. HBL Group is owned by partners Jeremy Lovett, president – Personal …

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16 09, 2015

Judge Allows Class Action by Banks Against Target Over Data Breach

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Hundreds of banks and credit unions can band together to pursue damages from Target Corp. over a 2013 hacking attack that compromised as many as 40 million payment cards. The ruling Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. …

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3 09, 2015

Lloyd’s City Risk Index shows $4.6 Trillion GDP at Risk in 301 Cities

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In the first ever Lloyd’s City Risk Index, analyzes the economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a ten-year period. The Index is based on original research by the …

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16 09, 2015

Travelers’ Fishman Says He Was ‘Conductor’ Getting Applause for ‘Ensemble Cast’

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Jay Fishman, who is stepping down as chief executive officer of Travelers Cos. because of his health, said he’s confident in the insurer’s next generation of leaders because of what they’ve already accomplished. “We were an ensemble cast,” Fishman, 62, …

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4 09, 2015

Missouri Fines Insurer Safe Auto for Alleged Violations

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Missouri motorists insured by Safe Auto may receive a refund or credit following a market conduct examination conducted by the Missouri Department of Insurance. The department contends that the auto insurer failed to provide anti-theft discounts on vehicles that qualified …

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15 09, 2015

Rise in Bicycle-Related Fatalities Prompts Awareness Push in Vermont

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Vermont transportation officials are set to launch an awareness campaign to make Vermont roads safer for bicyclists and motorcyclists. Vermont Public Radio reports officials are pushing the campaign because of an unusually large number of fatal crashes this year. One …

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