The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is urging insurers to hold off on sending homeowners’ policy renewals until state regulators decide if they will approve a surcharge on premiums to help cover more than $168 million in claims left from two …
Lines of cars snake from gasoline stations. Fights break out among angry motorists trying to get fuel. Grocery staples are out of stock on store shelves. A charity warns that doubling heating bills will force a million households to rely …
Lloyd’s broker Tysers has developed and diversified its entertainment insurance products and services to reflect the new live events landscape. For the music & live events sector, the broker has launched two schemes: Tysers Freelancers, an online insurance solution available …
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., an underwriter of specialty insurance, announced an agreement to sell its Brazilian operations, Argo Seguros Brasil S.A. (Argo Brazil), to Spice Private Equity Ltd. (Spice PE), an investment company focused on global private equity investments, …
A California judge on Thursday said several large counties accusing four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic had presented a “dearth of evidence” during a multi-billion dollar trial to support finding the companies’ pain pill marketing caused the health crisis. …
Aston Lark, the London-based insurance broker that is backed by Goldman Sachs, announced the acquisition of S. Johnson & Co. Ltd. Established in 1990 and based in Birmingham, England, with a dedicated team led by Steven Johnson and Graham Ettrick, …
Federal officials allege in a lawsuit that a Texas-based company unlawfully fired disabled workers because of their inability to pass an essential functions test. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit Hospital Housekeeping Services (HHS) violated federal law …
New Delhi-based insurtech start up SafeTree has raised $1 million in its seed funding round from angel investors Shams Ahmed Parvaz and Faiz Shams. The startup aims to use the capital infusion to expand its team, strengthen product development and …
One in four companies has instituted a vaccine mandate for U.S. workers, a sharp increase from last month, following President Joe Biden’s directive ordering large employers to require shots or weekly testing. Another 13% of companies plan to put a …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired 100% of UK-based Manchester Underwriting Agencies Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Manchester Underwriting Management Ltd. (MUM). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded …