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Rebranded Crime App Aims for ‘People-Powered Public Safety Net’

One afternoon in late October 2017, hundreds of students from the elite Avenues private school in Manhattan were loaded onto buses, ready to head home. Suddenly, school principal Abby Brody got a disturbing smartphone alert. The crime-tracking app Citizen buzzed … Source: Insurance News

AGCS Appoints Kadow as Global Head of Marine; Fadden Named Global Head of Aviation

14Juneadmin

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) is rearranging roles in the management team of its Specialty business segment. Effective July 1, 2019, Ulrich Kadow will be appointed as AGCS global head of Marine. Effective immediately, Tom Fadden will be … Source: Insurance News

Massachusetts’ PMC Insurance Group Hires Coalson as VP, Senior Broker

13Juneadmin

PMC Insurance Group, a Bedford, Mass.-based, national workers’ compensation program administrator, wholesaler and solution provider, has hired Chris Coalson as vice president and senior broker. Prior to joining PMC, Coalson held the position of chief marketing officer at All Insurance … Source: Insurance News

Cook Maran Hires Roberts in NYC as Private Client Advisor for Personal Insurance

13Juneadmin

Cook Maran, a Prime Risk partner, recently hired Elliot Roberts as a private client advisor for Personal Insurance. He will operate out of the Cook Maran office in New York City. Roberts was previously vice president of Fine Art Underwriting … Source: Insurance News

Emails Suggest CEO Zuckerberg Aware of Facebook’s Privacy Faults, WSJ Reports

13Juneadmin

Facebook Inc. emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The newspaper said reporters had not seen … Source: Insurance News

AXIS Re Names Sweeting from Vibe Syndicate as Head of Lloyd’s Casualty Reinsurance

12Juneadmin

AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of Joe Sweeting as head of Lloyd’s Casualty Reinsurance. In this role, Sweeting will be responsible for managing all aspects of AXIS Re’s casualty business at … Source: Insurance News

British Hacker Gets 4 Years in Jail for TalkTalk Data Breach

12Juneadmin

A British man who hacked TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc, blackmailed executives and offered to supply customer data has been jailed for four years. Daniel Kelley, 22, was sentenced after pleading guilty to 11 charges of hacking and blackmailing TalkTalk, London … Source: Insurance News

Medical Errors in Massachusetts Cost Hundreds of Millions

12Juneadmin

A new survey has found that nearly 62,000 medical errors in Massachusetts in one year cost about $617 million for follow-up care. The Boston Globe reports that the survey released Monday by the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety is … Source: Insurance News

Massachusetts Construction Industry Confronts Drug Addiction Among Ranks

11Juneadmin

Massachusetts construction companies and labor unions held work stoppages at project sites across the state on Wednesday as their industry attempts to confront a high rate of fatal opioid overdoses among its ranks. Robert Petrucelli, CEO of the Associated General … Source: Insurance News

OneBeacon Financial Institutions Hires Hamilton in New York City

11Juneadmin

OneBeacon Financial Institutions, a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, has hired James Hamilton as vice president overseeing regional operations and contributing to the management of the company’s public bank and insurance company portfolio. Hamilton reports to Kevin Koehler, president of … Source: Insurance News