5 06, 2024

Hub Acquires Combined HCM in California

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Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Combined Benefits Inc., Combined Commercial Insurance Services LLC., and Combined Employer Services Inc. Donny Woo, CEO, and Jonathan Zhao, vice president of payroll, and the Combined HCM team will join Hub LAOC. Combined …

5 06, 2024

Tyson Foods Accused by Conservative Group of Hiring Migrants Over US Citizens

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A group founded by former Trump administration officials has accused Tyson Foods of discriminating against U.S. citizens by disproportionately hiring immigrants, including children and people in the country illegally. America First Legal (AFL) sent letters to the U.S. Department of …

5 06, 2024

Google Ad Tech Class Action Gets Go Ahead From London Judges

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London judges ruled a class action lawsuit to proceed against Google potentially seeking billions of pounds in damages over allegations it abused its dominance in digital advertising. The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal unanimously allowed the collective proceedings against the tech …

5 06, 2024

P/C Insurers Slow to Achieve Analytics Ambitions: Survey

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Just under half of property/casualty insurers recently surveyed by WTW say they plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into their analytics (49%), but most have yet to bring “traditional” analytics into areas other than pricing, WTW reports. “While there is much …

5 06, 2024

Dozens More Former Youth Inmates Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Detention Centers

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Dozens more former youth inmates filed lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages for sexual abuse they allegedly endured at Illinois detention centers dating back to the late 1990s. Thirteen women and 95 men filed two separate lawsuits Friday in …

5 06, 2024

Hilb Group Acquires German American for $40M

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Hilb Group announced and closed the sale of the assets of the wholly-owned subsidiary German American Insurance (GAI) to Hilb Group in an all-cash transaction of $40 million. The sale creates a significant after-tax gain, net of transaction costs, of …

5 06, 2024

AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas

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AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb” (Fair) from “bbb-” (Good) of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Arkansas, Inc. Concurrently, AM Best has maintained …

5 06, 2024

Louisiana Gun Bill Risks Roiling Wall Street’s Muni Business

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Louisiana could soon bar banks that “discriminate” against firearm entities from working on government contracts, after lawmakers advanced legislation that’s similar to a Texas statute that has whipsawed Wall Street firms’ public-finance work. State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 234 last …

5 06, 2024

Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Auto Insurance Fraud

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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that a Kansas man has been sentenced to six months of probation for insurance fraud. Robert Heidbreder, age 30, pleaded guilty in the District Court of Sedgwick County to one misdemeanor count of insurance …

5 06, 2024

Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting Acquires Irish MGA Wrightway Underwriting Ltd.

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based broker, announced that its specialist underwriting subsidiary Pen Underwriting has acquired Ireland’s Wrightway Underwriting Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Wexford, Ireland, Wrightway is a managing general …