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11 09, 2020

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires the Assets of Frank E. Neal & Co.

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Brown & Brown of Tennessee, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of the Frank E. Neal & Co. Agency, according to an announcement from J. Scott Penny, chief acquisitions officer of …

11 09, 2020

Overturned Ship Removal Process in Georgia to Move Forward with Virus Safeguards

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Workers coming to the Georgia coast to cut apart and remove a giant cargo ship that overturned a year ago will be sequestered at a nearby resort, which will close to the public for up to four months, in an …

10 09, 2020

IMA Select Acquires Phillip Gira Insurance Agency in Colorado

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IMA Select has completed its acquisition of Phillip Gira Insurance Agency in Denver, Colo.’s Glendale/Cherry Creek area. Inga Phillip, who founded and served as CEO for Phillip Gira Insurance Agency for the past 35 years, will join IMA Select as …

10 09, 2020

Ascot Starts E&S Casualty Unit for U.S.; Welcomes AXA’s Roy as Senior VP

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Specialty insurer Ascot has started an Excess & Surplus Casualty division for the U.S. and appointed Matthew Roy as senior vice president for the new wholesale unit. Writing exclusively on a wholesale basis, the division will focus on middle market …

10 09, 2020

Cal/OSHA Cites California Food Manufacturer, Staffing Firm for Failing to Protect Workers from COVID-19

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Cal/OSHA has issued citations to frozen food manufacturer Overhill Farms Inc. and its temporary employment agency Jobsource North America Inc. with over $200,000 in proposed penalties to each employer for failing to protect hundreds of employees from COVID-19 at two …

10 09, 2020

Dallas Benefits Insurance Agency, Next Level, Partners with ThinkHR

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Dallas-based Next Level Insurance Agency is partnering with ThinkHR on risk management, human resources and employee communication support at no cost for its employee benefits clients. ThinkHR is a technology platform to help businesses manage risk. It includes compliance tools, …

10 09, 2020

Report Urges Urgent Action from Financial Regulators to Address Climate Change

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Yet another report in a long line of reports is out urging urgent action from financial regulators, including insurance regulators, the Federal Reserve and the Securities Exchange Commission. The report was commissioned by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and …

10 09, 2020

Alera Group Promotes Hohman to EVP, Wealth Management Leader in Illinois

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Alera Group, a national independent insurance agency based in Deerfield, Illinois, has appointed Tina Hohman as executive vice president and Wealth Management practice leader. In this role, Hohman is responsible for wealth management services offered throughout Alera Group, including financial …

11 09, 2020

Summer Storms Bring Alberta’s Tab for Severe Weather Insurance Claims to $2 Billion

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Severe weather events have hit Alberta hard over the spring and summer months. Four events from April to August brought the insured damage total for natural catastrophes in the province to $2 billion, based on surveys from to Catastrophe Indices …

10 09, 2020

Court Revives Civil Suit Against Ohio Cops Over Fatal Shooting of Black Man

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A federal appeals court reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against two police officers in Ohio’s capital city over the 2016 shooting of a Black man by undercover officers. In a ruling issued Sept. 8, a three-judge panel of the 6th …