Allianz Partners, a Henrico, Va.-based insurance company, has hired Jeff Wright as chief financial officer and Jim O’Connor as head of Operations. Wright succeeds Diane Babson, who took an assignment with another Allianz Partners business unit, while O’Connor fills a …
Hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires hospitals to be more transparent about prices they charge patients for healthcare services, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. The plaintiffs, including the nonprofit American Hospital Association (AHA), are …
United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added two new members, JPL Insurance Services of San Diego, and Levoy & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. of Roseville. Both are in California. JPL Insurance Services serves clients in California, Arizona and Nevada. JPL …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia-based Blueleaf Consulting Pty Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2006, Blueleaf Consulting is a holistic financial …
A growing number of cities and states want to turn climate change lawsuits against oil companies into the next tobacco or opioid litigation. In principle, that seems like a truly terrible idea. Such lawsuits will likely do even less to …
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a” from “a-” of Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Co. (PMMIC), based in Des Moines, Iowa. The outlook for the …
The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the national average, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB has preliminary reports for 10 fatal plane wrecks in Alaska for the 2019 calendar year. The figure …
Lloyd’s has launched a new multi-million-pound space insurance policy for the emerging private spaceflight industry. The product is designed to cater to the distinct needs of a rapidly growing new space sector, which, according to Lloyd’s, could be the driving …
A California dam could fail during an extreme storm and send water flooding into Mojave Desert communities that are home to about 300,000 people, authorities said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has changed its risk characterization …
The top official of an east Texas county that evacuated 60,000 residents last week after a petrochemical plant exploded and caught fire said on Dec. 3 he does not plan to sue the company, and will leave potential litigation to …