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8 09, 2022

People Moves: Burns & Wilcox Adds Jurkovich; Homes Murphy Adds Pickett in Employee Benefits

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Burns & Wilcox added California-based Joe Jurkovich and promoted Tom Carvalho and Evan Hudson. Jurkovich joins as associate managing director, where he oversees the Fresno office’s day-to-day operations and growth strategy. He has nine years of industry experience, and most …

8 09, 2022

Starbucks to Rehire 7 Workers Fired in Tennessee Unionization Effort

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Coffee store giant, Starbucks Corp., will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading an effort to unionize a Memphis store. The seven workers will get their jobs back after the Seattle-based coffee giant lost an appeal of …

8 09, 2022

New York Trial Begins in Bond Insurer Case Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

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The trial in Ambac Financial Group Inc.’s $2.7 billion case against Bank of America is expected to begin in New York state court on Wednesday, 12 years after the bond insurer sued over troubled mortgage-backed securities issued before the 2008 …

8 09, 2022

Westfield Enters International Specialty Market, Purchases Lloyd’s Syndicate From Argo for $125M

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Westfield said it has expanded into the international specialty insurance market by buying Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200 from Argo Group International Holdings for about $125 million. The acquisition is expected to close during the first half of 2023 pending regulatory approval. …

8 09, 2022

Crist Again Slams DeSantis’ Handling of Florida Insurance Debacle

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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, a Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, has continued to needle incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis for his handling of the property insurance crisis in the state. At a press conference Wednesday, Crist, himself a former governor, …

8 09, 2022

Aon Launches Strategy and Technology Group, Aiming to Build Re/Insurer Resilience

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Aon plc, the global professional services firm, has launched a Strategy and Technology Group (STG) to bring together a wide range of expertise and technology solutions — designed to help property & casualty and life re/insurance clients build resilience. Developed …

8 09, 2022

Don’t Look Now, But More Reinsurance Price Increases on the Way

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Fresh on the heels of massive reinsurance price increases in June, which helped send some property insurers into insolvency or out of the Florida market, reinsurers are now likely to raise premiums again in the next few months. Analysts with …

8 09, 2022

Lexington Starts Middle Market Casualty Group for SMEs

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AIG’s Lexington Insurance Company today announced the launch of the Lexington Middle Market Casualty team, a group of dedicated underwriters focused on providing insurance coverage exclusively to small-to-medium-sized commercial enterprises (SME), substantially expanding the company’s market reach beyond upper middle-market …

8 09, 2022

Ohio Auto Parts Company Cited for Safety Violations

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A Clayton, Ohio company was cited for exposing workers to fires and failing to train them on initial stage fire identification and use of fire extinguishers after federal safety investigators received a referral from a local fire department that responded …

8 09, 2022

North Dakota Oil Rig Explosion Injures 3

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Federal, state and local investigators in northwest North Dakota are looking into the cause of an oil rig explosion and fire that sent three workers to the hospital. The crew members were taken to a burn center in St. Paul, …