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Chubb Adds Dental Malpractice to its Small Commercial® Platform
Chubb and The Doctors Company are now offering dental malpractice insurance to dental professionals through Chubb’s Small Commercial Marketplace®. Specifically designed for general dentists, endodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, periodontists, prosthodontists and other dental specialists, the Doctors Company policy provides dental malpractice coverage that also insures against cyberattacks and data breaches, HIPAA violations, and […]
Scott M. Purviance Appointed CEO of AmWINS Group, Inc.
AmWINS Group, Inc. (“AmWINS”) announced that Scott M. Purviance (pictured right) has succeeded M. Steven DeCarlo as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Purviance will focus on continuing to build upon the firm’s foundation focused on growth, diversification and technology. Prior to taking on his role as Chief Operating Officer, Purviance served as Chief […]
In Memoriam – Paul Robert Olshen
Paul Robert Olshen – JUNE 4, 1938 – MARCH 1, 2018 Paul was a native of Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School and NYU “in the heights” and a proud member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. Paul worked as an insurance broker for 57 years. He started his career working […]
Vincent A. Alba, 1925 – 2017
by Jeanne Abatelli, TriCounty IIAA Recently, we lost one of our most beloved and dedicated professionals of all times. After serving in the US Marine Corps during WW ll, Vinny Alba spent his entire career in the insurance industry including many years doing volunteer work for the Big ‘I’ associations. His biography would go on […]
