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OLDWICK, N.J. - JUNE 29, 2009 12:00 AM (EDT)
A.M. Best Co. has named Jesse A. Hamilton to manage its Washington, D.C., news bureau. Hamilton was a reporter at the Hartford Courant from 2002-2009, most recently as its Washington bureau chief. There, he was the paper's key political reporter and also wrote a political blog.
Previously, he covered the defense industry and military, including coordinating a project to report alongside the Marines in Fallujah, Iraq. Before that, he had been a reporter with three mid-size dailies, including the Yakima Herald-Republic in Washington state.
A.M. Best publishes BestWeek, a weekly newsletter for insurance professionals. Additionally, the Regulatory Week supplement provides expanded, global coverage of compliance issues that affect the industry. BestWire, a companion newswire service, is available through third-party information providers and to BestWeek subscribers.
Contact Hamilton by phone, (202) 347-3090, or by e-mail, jesse.hamilton@ambest.com. The bureau is located at 830 National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20045.
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