15 12, 2020

Boston Insurance Brokerage Hires Gabriel to Healthcare Professional Team

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Boston Insurance Brokerage LLC (BIB) has hired Alex Gabriel to its Healthcare Professional Team. He will be working to grow business out of Northern Virginia. Gabriel brings with him more than 15 years of experience spanning brokerage and managing general …

14 12, 2020

AmTrust International Hires Kiernan and Stroulger as London Underwriters

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AmTrust International, the UK and International arm of New York-based insurer AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., announced two key senior underwriting appointments to its Specialty Team. Dean Kiernan joins the Professional Indemnity Team as a senior underwriter, while Donna Stroulger joins …

15 12, 2020

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Pennsylvania’s Premier Brokerage Services

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Jenkintown, Penn.-based Premier Brokerage Services Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1995, Premier is a high-net-worth focused life insurance wholesale agency offering primarily permanent and term life insurance, annuities …

14 12, 2020

Trump Administration’s Rule Aims to Slow Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits

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The leader of the U.S. workplace anti-discrimination agency is pursuing a policy shift that could slow litigation against companies long after President-Elect Joe Biden takes office. Janet Dhillon, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has recently circulated a …

15 12, 2020

Vermont Hospital Cyber Attack Cost Estimated at $1.5M a Day

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A late October cyber attack on the computer systems of the University of Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital about $1.5 million a day in lost revenue and recovery costs, its CEO said. The Oct. 28 attack crippled the …

14 12, 2020

AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Members of Concord Group Insurance Companies

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AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A+ (superior) from A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (long-term ICR) to “aa-” from “a+” for the members of Concord Group Insurance Companies, which is led by Concord …

15 12, 2020

FDA Appears Close to Approving ‘Highly Effective’ Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

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Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff members did not raise any major new concerns about it in documents released on Tuesday. The FDA reviewers said a …

14 12, 2020

Vermont’s Union Mutual Insurance Company Promotes Pryce to VP of Claims

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The board of directors for Union Mutual Insurance Company voted at their December meeting to promote Jeff Pryce to the role of vice president of claims. The promotion is effective January 1, 2021. Pryce is based in the company’s Montpelier, …

15 12, 2020

District Attorney Questions Deutsche Bank, Aon Employees Over Trump Organization

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Prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have interviewed employees of Deutsche Bank and insurance broker Aon as part of their investigation of the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter. The interviews, which …

14 12, 2020

Holding a Phone While Driving Will Soon Be Illegal in Virginia

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It will soon be illegal in Virginia to hold a phone while driving. WAVY-TV reported that the new state law takes effect in January. Authorities say that making the practice illegal and enforceable is an important step toward reducing deaths …