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10 03, 2020

Dinallo Returns to Debevoise & Plimpton as Chair of Insurance Regulatory Practice

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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has announced that Eric Dinallo has returned to chair its Insurance Regulatory Practice and join its Financial Institutions and White Collar & Regulatory Defense Groups. Dinallo will focus on developing and executing regulatory strategies for clients …

10 03, 2020

Large Earthquake off Coast of Northern California Confirmed

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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck a spot off the coast of Northern California on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake hit at 6:59 p.m. and was centered in a spot 55.5 miles west of Ferndale, a town of …

10 03, 2020

New York’s Fullerton Beck Taps Pedro to Manage Newly Opened New Jersey Office

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New York-based law firm Fullerton Beck LLP has opened its first New Jersey office in Red Bank. The firm also has an office in White Plains, N.Y. New Jersey insurance coverage attorney Verne Pedro, who started with the firm on …

10 03, 2020

Section of Route 66 in New Mexico Seeing Numerous Fatal Pedestrian Crashes

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Nearly one in five fatal pedestrian crashes in New Mexico’s largest city last year occurred in a dimly lighted and highly congested section of historic Route 66 – an area plagued by poverty. An analysis by the Albuquerque Journal found …

10 03, 2020

Florida Insurer Security First Appoints Burt DeVriese as President

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The Security First Board of Directors has approved Melissa Burt DeVriese to serve as president and Locke Burt as chairman and chief executive officer of Security First, effective immediately. Quality Assurance led by Mark Bowsher, Special Investigations and Fraud Prevention …

9 03, 2020

Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Elects Prast as President

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The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. has elected Gerard Prast of Wallingford, Conn., as president at the association’s Annual Convention, held March 5-6 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Prast is vice president for XS Brokers, which has …

9 03, 2020

OSHA Cites Two Construction Companies After Employee’s Fatal Fall in Pennsylvania

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CLF Construction Inc. and Toll Brothers Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards after a CLF employee suffered fatal injuries in a fall at a worksite in …

9 03, 2020

AM Best Puts Ratings of Brazil Reinsurer IRB Under Review on Governance Issues

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AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A. (IRB) (Brazil). The rating actions follow the resignation of IRB’s CEO …

9 03, 2020

‘Cancel for Any Reason’ Travel Policies Offered in New York as Coronavirus Spreads

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Six global and national insurance companies have agreed to offer ‘cancel for any reason’ travel policies in New York state after Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday confirmed 11 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total number of cases to …

9 03, 2020

Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southcentral Alaska

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Residents of Homer, Anchorage and Eagle River reported feeling a small earthquake that hit south-central Alaska Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 7:15 a.m. in the Cook Inlet region and had a depth of …