Sterling Seacrest Partners, Inc. and Pritchard & Jerden announced they will merge and operate as Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. According to the company, the merger makes it one of the largest privately held, independent insurance brokerages in the southeastern United States. …
The Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan-based Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices unanimously rejected the company’s argument that its ties …
Alabama Gov. Kay issued a state of emergency yesterday after numerous tornadoes caused damage and deaths across the state. Ivey said on Twitter Friday morning that crews would be out assessing the damage and getting services back up as quickly …
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Catastrophe for large parts of New South Wales, a state in southeast Australia, following the devastating storms and flooding of the last few days. The ICA’s catastrophe declaration serves to escalate …
The U.S. State Department is tracking efforts to complete Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and evaluating information on entities that appear to be involved, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “Any entity involved in the …
Lex Greensill promoted his business as the future of finance, talking up a technology superior to Wall Street rivals that allowed him to lend at super-low rates based on real-time information. But former staff at Greensill Capital, as well as …
Two people have been arrested after police responded to what they called a suspicious fire at a hotel in Berlin that critically injured a woman. A fire ignited in the 56-year-old woman’s room at the Hilltop Inn, Berlin police said. …
Massachusetts is asking residents and businesses in three communities affected by a series of natural gas explosions and fires in September 2018 how to spend some of the money from a settlement with the utility found responsible for the disaster. …
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has approved the liquidation of Bedivere Insurance Company, formerly One Beacon Insurance Company, recognizing that the company’s financial liabilities have exceeded its assets. Belvedere, a domestic stock property/casualty company based in Pennsylvania, has consented to the …
The Winners Are InsurTech NY announced the winners of its 2021 Early-Stage InsurTech Competition at the InsurTech Spring Conference on March 10. The winners received prizes worth $200K in total. Winners were selected by judging panels grouped by their background—angel …