Hamilton Re has named Megan Thomas, a former AXIS Capital and AIG executive, as the company’s new chief executive officer. She succeeds David Brown, the chairman of Hamilton Re who was appointed interim CEO in early August to replace Kathleen …
Hurricane-force winds and high temperatures kicked up wildfires across parts of the Pacific Northwest over the Labor Day weekend, burning hundreds of thousands of acres and mostly destroying the small town of Malden in eastern Washington. “Today alone, almost 300,000 …
Chicago-based global insurance broker, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of Todd & Associates LLC (Todd & Associates), an independent insurance agency located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Todd & Associates is …
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has renewed the state’s disaster declaration in response to the coronavirus pandemic as the state approaches nearly 13,500 deaths. When Abbott first issued his emergency order on March 13, state officials hadn’t yet reported any confirmed …
A non-profit health care system based in Saginaw, Mich., will pay $104,707 and provide other relief to settle a federal gender wage discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in its lawsuit that Covenant Medical Center Inc., …
St. Louis, Missouri-based POWERS Insurance & Risk Management has added Linsey Morris as commercial lines account manager. Morris has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. In this position, she will be responsible for the ongoing management …
Police have shut down a section of U.S. 1 in central Florida due to fires from an explosion on Tuesday morning. Palm Bay police said in a Twitter post that officers were checking out reports of an explosion. They posted …
No damage was reported after a weak earthquake occurred along the Alabama-Florida line Thursday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 3.8 quake happened just after 10 a.m. north of Mount Carmel, Florida. The location is a mostly …
Insurance policyholders in Louisiana who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura will have more time to pay their premiums under an emergency rule issued by the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said Emergency Rule 45 allows greater …
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has dismissed as “fiction” a recent study published by San Diego State University that tied the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August to a massive surge in COVID-19 cases and approximately $12.2 billion in public health …