Natick-based Eastern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has added five insurance executives to its staff.

Natick-based Eastern Insurance Group LLC, a subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has appointed John Fallon as executive vice president.

Eastern Bank subsidiary Eastern Insurance Group LLC, based in Natick, has acquired Brockton-based Smith Buckley & Hunt.

John Brabazon recently joined the Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. of Massachusetts as senior vice president and chief financial officer at the company’s Woburn headquarters.

Natick-based Eastern Insurance Group has acquired Lynnfield-based Westover Insurance Agency Inc.

Saugus-based Eastern Benefits Group, a subsidiary of Eastern Bank, has recently promoted Laura Ahern and hired Tim Harrington.

Quincy-based Arbella Insurance Foundation has awarded 25 one-time grants of $50,000 to local charities throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut as part of its “50 to 25” program.

David Eric Appel of Newton has been named a 2013-2014 zone chair in the membership communications division of the Million Dollar Round Table(MDRT).

Timothy Lodge recently joined Eastern Bank’s subsidiary insurance agency as a senior vice president in the company’s commercial lines division.

Fall River-based Partners Insurance Group LLC, an affiliate of BayCoast Bank, recently celebrated the relocation of J.M. Doherty Insurance’s office in New Bedford.

Susan Ogrodnik-Smith feels right at home, whether she’s finding a way to insure a submarine, volunteering with the Boys & Girls Clubs or the Junior League of Boston or mentoring up-and-coming colleagues.

J.M. Doherty Insurance plans to relocate from its current office in New Bedford to two new locations in New Bedford and Fairhaven.

Terror has returned. Not just in Boston but throughout the great communications networks that power the world’s commerce and infrastructure. Large global services are constantly under siege by criminals looking to accomplish a variety of missions – knocking services offline, disrupting the financial ecosystem, theft, and political motives, just to name a few.

Pittsfield-based Greylock Insurance Agency donated $1,333 to the Pittsfield Salvation Army for their food pantry and homeless shelter.

New York Life will donate $100,000 to One Fund Boston, established by Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to help the families and first responders affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.

Boston-based insurance company John Hancock donated $1 million to a fund set up by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Menino to help those families affected by Monday’s Boston Marathon bomb blasts.

Insurers and doctors are testing a way to pay for health care that has been more common in the corporate suite than the emergency room – paying for better performance, betting it is the key to controlling runaway costs.

Eric Newcomb has joined HarborOne Credit Union as employment recruiter.

Commercial mortgage investments held by life insurance companies returned 7.48 percent in 2012, according to the LifeComps Commercial Mortgage Loan Index.

The Dowd Agencies recently appointed R. Kirk Mackey as president of Dowd Financial Services LLC (DFS) and its employee benefits division.