Symphony Risk Solutions announced it is opening an office in Austin, Texas to be led by Matt Burns, who was named president of the firm’s growing specialty business. As the leader of Symphony Build, Burns will oversee due diligence, evaluation, …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Missouri- based trucking company Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for violating federal law when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of his disability. According to the …
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the …
Geo Underwriting, the managing general agency and subsidiary of Ardonagh Advisory, announced it will acquire Navigators & General (N&G) from Zurich UK. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1921 by Captain William Coombs, a merchant navy …
Arch Insurance North America it has closed the acquisition of the U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses from Allianz. Nearly 500 former Allianz MidCorp and Entertainment employees have joined Arch and will provide continuity to clients and brokers as Arch …
Potential initial public offerings by a slew of UK financial services firms could drive the next stage of Europe’s recovery after momentum in new listings slowed sharply. Such hopes have arisen after Bloomberg reported that backers of Canopius Group are …
Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced the launch of its Active Cyber Insurance in Germany through its subsidiary, Coalition Insurance Solutions GmbH. Coalition’s offerings became available on Aug. 1, 2024. Cyberattacks and IT system …
Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, today announces that it has agreed to acquire the Musical Insurance book from Allianz UK and will incorporate its customer base and marketing and operations teams into Howden’s established music scheme, Lark Music. Financial …
JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, added new members to its transportation underwriting team. Olga Jaquet was promoted to senior transportation underwriter, responsible for underwriting new and renewal commercial transportation risks and working with carrier underwriters and independent insurance agents …
When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch near Skellytown, he decided he had had enough. Cowden took on a second unofficial job: looking for possible fire hazards …