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Medical Liability Monitor Applauds Pennsylvania Lawmakers for Taking Bold Action to Address Medical Liability Crisis

Chicago, IL — Medical Liability Monitor (MLM), the monthly publication reporting on the medical professional liability insurance industry, commended Pennsylvania lawmakers for introducing a consequential package of tort reform bills aimed at tackling the commonwealth’s ongoing medical liability crisis in its current issue. These reforms come at a crucial time, MLM reports, as Pennsylvania’s legal […]

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Crawford & Company® Introduces Turvism: A New SaaS Technology Provider for P&C Claims

Claims Technology Veteran Ken Tolson to Serve as CEO of the New Company Crawford & Company®, a leading global provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to the insurance industry, has announced the launch of TurviSM, a new insurtech company offering market-ready SaaS solutions built to create a more efficient and accurate, P&C claims ecosystem. […]

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New York Affordable Housing Market About to be “Captivated” by New Enterprise

A Vermont-based captive insurer has targeted New York’s  affordable rental housing market at a time of that sector’s stress in availability and pricing.. The Milford Street Association Captive Insurance Co. will serve New York affordable rental buildings that have a regulatory agreement limiting rents and receive public financing, exclusively. Affordable housing professionals see rising insurance […]

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North to Receive Top Business Insurance Award

Dave North, executive chairman of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., will receive the 2024 Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding accomplishments in the claims, insurance and risk management sector. He will accept the award during the Business Insurance U.S. Insurance Awards on July 18 in New York.  Mr. North began his career in the […]

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NAILBA, a Finseca Community, Announces New Underwriting Certification

NAILBA, a Finseca community, and the leading insurance industry organization that advocates for consumer choice in the insurance and financial services marketplace through independent brokerage distribution, has released a new professional certification for underwriting.  Two years ago, Finseca successfully launched NAILBA Case Manager Certification, a program that yielded increased placement, innovation, and efficiency, and was […]

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Risk Strategies Acquires Robert C. Williams Insurance Agency, Inc.

Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has announced it has acquired Robert C. Williams Insurance Agency, Inc. (Williams Insurance), a property and casualty retail specialist based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1958, Williams Insurance is led by siblings Rick and Barbara Williams, […]

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Applied Underwriters Unveils United Risk, Taps Industry Leader Dan Malloy as CEO

Newly consolidated top-level holding company harnesses billions in MGA premium, set to expand in select markets with elite veteran teams. Applied Underwriters announced the unveiling of United Risk and the naming of former SiriusPoint CEO and industry leader Dan Malloy to head the newly consolidated enterprise. Built up over the last three years within a […]

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Big ‘I’ Installs New Chairman

Michigan’s Mike McBride leads national association for 2023-24 term The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) installed Michigan’s Mike McBride, president of Mason-McBride in Troy, as the 2023-2024 Big “I” chairman at the recent Big “I” Fall Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With over 35 years of experience in insurance […]

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