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High Street Insurance Partners Acquires Paladin, Richardi-Demola Insurance Agencies
High Street Insurance Partners (HSIP), a full-service insurance brokerage platform, has acquired New Jersey-based Paladin Insurance Agency and Richardi-Demola Insurance Agency (RD). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Both firms specialize in business and personal Insurance solutions. President Tom …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:27 PM |
Massachusetts Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready to Protect Workers
With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, Massachusetts’ 351 overtaxed local boards of health were unwittingly thrust into a new role last year – overseers of workplace safety. The challenge created …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:21 PM |
People Moves: National Flood Names Erickson CEO; Aon Adds 3 in Healthcare; State Auto CFO to Retire; Barg Joins Ascot Claims
National Flood Services announced the appointment of Lindsey Erickson as its chief executive officer. Erickson replaces interim CEO George Ruhana, who will continue in his role as operating partner. Erickson has been with National Flood Services for more than 20 …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:21 PM |
Danish Lawmakers Eye New Probe of 1990 Ferry Disaster, with Insurance Focus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish lawmakers agreed Wednesday to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire that killed 159 people, which could lead to a new police investigation into one of Scandinavia’s worst peacetime maritime disasters. …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:21 PM |
New York to Set Workplace Safety Standards for Airborne Diseases
State regulators in New York will soon draft rules that will require employers to protect workers from airborne infectious disease. A new state law tasks state labor and health officials with coming up with minimum workplace standards around things like …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:12 PM |
Cyber Ransom Payments Set a Bad Precedent But Happen Often
The U.S. government’s fight to choke off ransom payments collected by hackers hit a major snag Thursday, following news that Colonial Pipeline Co. paid a hefty sum to hackers who for several days this week effectively shut down the country’s …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 1:08 PM |
Ireland’s Health Service Operator Hit by ‘Significant’ Ransomware Attack
DUBLIN – Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect them from a “significant” ransomware attack, crippling diagnostic services, disrupting COVID-19 testing and forcing hospitals to cancel many appointments. Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination program was …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 12:17 PM |
Zywave Buys Workers’ Comp Software Firm Modgic
Insurance technology provider Zywave has acquired Modgic, an Oregon-based provider of workers’ compensation and experience modification analysis software for the commercial insurance industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Zywave, based in Wisconsin, said the combination will help strengthen its market …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 12:08 PM |
Biden EPA Relaunches Website With Climate Change Indicators
After years of delays during the Trump administration, the EPA released its new climate indicators, which show Americans are already feeling effects on their health and safety. Heat waves across the country are more frequent, more intense, and last longer. …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 11:40 AM |
Britain’s Financial Services Sector ‘Not Optimistic’ About Getting Access to EU Markets
Britain’s financial services sector won’t get access to the European Union’s markets for the foreseeable future following Brexit, industry officials said on Thursday as a row with France simmers. Britain fully left the EU on Dec. 31, 2020 and the …
POSTED MAY 14, 2021 11:23 AM |
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