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7 07, 2016

Hub International Buys Toronto-Based HSBI Benefits

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Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired HSBI Benefits Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, HSBI Benefits specializes in employee benefits insurance solutions. Curtis McCone, president of HSBI …

7 07, 2016

AXA to Sell Serbian P/C and Life & Savings Units to Vienna Insurance

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AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group to sell both its Life & Savings and Property & Casualty operations in Serbia and exit the Serbian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Vienna Insurance Group …

7 07, 2016

Neon Selects TigerEye for U/W Analytics as It Grows Treaty Reinsurance Book

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Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, announced that it has selected TigerRisk Partners’ TigerEye platform as its pricing and roll-up tool to support the company’s increasing presence in the property reinsurance marketplace. As previously announced, after completing a strategic review of …

7 07, 2016

QBE North America Names Kuhn Senior Vice President of Western Region

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QBE North America has named David Kuhn senior vice president and regional executive for the Western region. Kuhn will be based in California and will lead QBE’s go-to-market activities in the 10-state region. He will be accountable for the region’s …

6 07, 2016

Former NFL Player Arrested in California for Staged Collision Scheme

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Former Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Jeffrey Leon Webb, 34, of Indio, was arrested on multiple felony counts after orchestrating four staged collisions resulting in a total loss exceeding $139,000. Webb and eight co-conspirators were allegedly involved in four staged …

6 07, 2016

Western National Purchases Nevada General and Affiliates

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Western National Insurance Group of Edina, Minn. has completed the purchase all of the stock of Las Vegas, Nev.-based Nevada General Insurance Co., AIC America, and its wholly owned affiliates Auto Insurance America (New Mexico) and Auto Insurance America (Arizona) …

28 06, 2016

Colorado City Settles Discrimination Claim from Former Employee

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The city of Boulder, Colo. has agreed to pay $64,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee who says she was discriminated against after coming out as a lesbian. The Daily Camera reported that city officials on Friday said …

24 06, 2016

Oregon Teen Disfigured During School Trip to Costa Rica Sues For $20M

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An Oregon teenager who was disfigured during a school trip in Costa Rica has filed a $20.8 million lawsuit against his former high school. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Joseph Christopher Johnson filed the suit earlier this week against Salem Academy, …

28 06, 2016

Nevada Law Requires Nevada Motorists to Replace Plates Every 8 Years

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Nevada motorists will have to replace their vehicle license plates every eight years. A bill approved by last year’s Legislature to address law enforcement agencies’ complaints about many plates being unreadable will go into effect July 1. Department of Motor …

24 06, 2016

California’s Last Nuke Plant Would Be Closed by 2025 Under Deal

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California’s last nuclear power plant will close by 2025 under an accord announced this week, ending three decades of safety debates that helped fuel the national anti-nuclear power movement. The state’s largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and environmental …