A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is meeting on Thursday to weigh whether to recommend that the agency authorize Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, one of the last steps before vaccinations could begin. …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Queensbury, N.Y.-based Cool Insuring Agency Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1857, Cool Insuring Agency provides commercial, personal, life and health insurance and consulting services to clients across the …
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who’ll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.’s largest acquisition ever have helped push industry deals announced …
McGriff is expanding its Real Estate & Hospitality Practice with the launch of a Manhattan-based Northeast regional team that includes four hires with industry experience. The new team will grow McGriff’s presence in this market while bringing experience and specialty …
A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the …
Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccines as essential workers. The company also said it will send a …
La Niña is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter, with a 95% chance it will continue from January through March, according to the National Weather Service. The meteorologists said a majority of models predict there is a 50% …
Los Angeles County’s health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn’t prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to …
The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two months ago …
Houston-based NOW Insurance, an AI-enabled insurance platform aimed at matching small business owners and professionals with commercial insurance coverage plans, has secured another $1.25 million in seed funding led by The MFO Group, bringing its total funding amount to $2.5 …