Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order aimed at reducing long wait times for professional applicants seeking to enter their fields in Pennsylvania. Under the order signed Tuesday, state agencies will be held to firm timelines to review license …
A federal investigation has found a Connecticut contractor’s failure to provide legally required safeguards and make sure they were in place to prevent trench collapses contributed to the death of an employee buried when an 8-foot-deep trench caved in. Investigators …
The New Jersey Department of Insurance has given Honeycomb Insurance approval to sell policies statewide. The technology-based managing general agent (MGA) serves the commercial real estate market and will offer insurance for apartment buildings, condominium associations and single family rental …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS); Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), and HDI Global Specialty. A summary of these new hires follows here. AGCS Taps Chaucer’s Graham for Marine Team in …
LP Insurance Services LLC in Reno, Nevada added Doug Richesin and DLR Insurance Solutions. Richesin provides services and guidance to employee benefits clientele. Richesin joins LP Insurance as a member/owner and will continue serving clients throughout the Fresno, California and …
New Zealand’s government on Thursday announced NZ$700,000 ($450,000) in additional funding to help rebuild flood-ravaged Auckland and other areas in the upper north island as residents of the country’s second-largest city start cleaning up. Auckland and much of New Zealand’s …
Freddie Mac, one of two mortgage-buying companies that buttress the U.S. home-lending market, has agreed to accept the Kroll Bond Rating Agency as a rating firm for homeowners’ insurance companies. “We have expanded our list of eligible rating providers to …
Curi Holdings, a Raleigh-headquartered medical liability insurance company, plans to merge with Minnesota-based Constellation Inc., creating a company with more than $2 billion in assets, the companies said in a press release. Curi, which notes it is malpractice insurance for …
One year after a Florida woman was paralyzed while trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight in Fort Lauderdale, she has died. Her family’s lawsuit against the airline and a staffing company continues. The South Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper and …
Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles over 29 …