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6 08, 2021

FEMA OKs $29M for Detroit Residents Impacted by Flooding

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far approved about $29 million in grants for Detroit residents whose homes and property suffered damage from heavy flooding during a late June storm. FEMA teams were in Detroit neighborhoods on Aug. 4 …

10 08, 2021

People Moves: WSS Adds Brininstool in Texas; Skyward Specialty Expands With New Hires

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Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Plano, Texas-based wholesale brokerage and general agency Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers (WSS), an XPT Partners company, hired Blake Brininstool as a broker and underwriter specializing in excess and surplus (E&S) insurance. Blake will be …

6 08, 2021

Crop-Dusting Plane Crashes in Yard of Northeastern Ohio Home

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A crop-dusting plane struck some power lines and trees before it crashed in the front yard of a northeastern Ohio home, leaving the pilot with minor injuries. The crash in Wooster occurred around 10:30 a.m., as the plane dusted a …

10 08, 2021

McGowan Acquires Assets of Michigan’s Arbanas & Associates

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The McGowan Companies (McGowan) acquired the assets of Arbanas & Associates (Arbanas) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, effective Aug. 1. Arbanas specializes in writing professional liability for accountants, lawyers, architects, etc., offering multiple, exclusive professional liability programs through carriers rated …

6 08, 2021

Staffing Crisis Hits Texas Hospitals as Burnout Depletes Workforce, Virus Surges

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Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay her four times her current salary to leave her job at a suburban Central Texas emergency room and take a …

10 08, 2021

Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages

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The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to settle wage violation allegations. U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on Aug. 5 approved a settlement agreement between the …

10 08, 2021

Texas Outlines Legislative Changes in SB 1367 Related to Property/Casualty Insurance

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Noting the passage in the 87th Legislature of Senate Bill 1367, which made changes to certain lines of insurance, the Texas Department of Insurance has outlined the changes that are effective for an insurance policy that is delivered, issued for …

30 07, 2021

Alaska Quake Triggers Prolonged Shaking, Small Tsunami

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A powerful earthquake which struck just off Alaska’s southern coast caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters. Residents reported only minor damage, but officials said that could change after sunrise and people get a …

9 08, 2021

Texas Surplus Lines Premium Total for July 2021: $836.1M

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Texas surplus lines premium for July 2021 reached $836.1 million, the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported. The number brings the year-to-date total up to $5.42 billion as of the end of July, a 16.1% increase in premiums …

30 07, 2021

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires R.J. Riordan & Co. in Illinois

By | July 30th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires R.J. Riordan & Co. in Illinois

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Oakbrook, Illinois-based R.J. Riordan & Co. R.J. Riordan & Co. is a retail property/casualty broker offering a full range of insurance products and services to clients across the Chicago region. It specializes in serving …