Baltimore County has agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve a religious discrimination lawsuit over a county board’s denial of a church’s expansion plan. The Baltimore Sun reports that the county and Hunt Valley Baptist Church reached the March 31 …
USI Insurance Services (USI), a provider of risk management, employee benefit and retirement plan consulting, has completed its acquisition of the insurance business offered through Northwest Insurance Services from Northwest Bank, a subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares Inc. Northwest Insurance Services …
Many auto insurance customers have shopped around for new policies during the coronavirus pandemic, but few cared about specific brands, according to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. More than half (54%) of auto insurance customers have taken …
San Diego County has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit by three boys who alleged they were sexually assaulted by their foster brother, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The lawsuit claimed county social workers hid the foster child’s …
The wife of a Spokane County, Wash., man killed by his neighbor is suing Spokane County, alleging a sheriff’s deputy’s negligence allowed the killing to happen. The lawsuit filed in March in Spokane County Superior Court says David Cholewinski, Benjamin …
San Francisco-based Foresight Risk & Insurance Services is offering new commercial property insurance lines coverages including inland marine, contractors equipment and builders’ risk, which will be offered as a complement to workers’ compensation. Foresight describes itself as a disruptive commercial …
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has issued guidance for property/casualty insurers in the state to continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in rate filings. “Much has changed since the start of the pandemic, and there will be lasting …
During the RIMS LIVE 2021 Virtual Conference finale, RIMS CEO Mary Roth and RIMS President Ellen Dunkin announced the University of Hartford student team as the winner of the 2021 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. Competing against 18 other universities from …
LONDON — Specialty insurance underwriter CFC reported that Lloyd’s of London has given preliminary approval to the creation of CFC Syndicate 1988. The new syndicate will be managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd. CFC and Asta said they are working …
U.S.-based specialty insurance firm H.W. Kaufman Group is expanding within Continental Europe through the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the addition of a specialty healthcare insurance team in London. The new H.W. Kaufman Group Europe …