16 05, 2022

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Illinois’ Hruska Insurancenter

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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Mokena, Illinois-based Hruska Insurancenter, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1956, Hruska Insurancenter is a retail property/casualty brokerage with a particular focus on serving commercial real estate …

16 05, 2022

People Moves: Core Specialty Names Brady as VP of Agriculture; Poppie Joins Vantage Group in Central Region

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Core Specialty Names Ann Brady as Senior Vice President of Agriculture Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries named Ann Brady as senior vice president of agriculture reporting directly to Bill Fischer, president, agriculture. Core Specialty’s Agriculture Division provides …

16 05, 2022

USI Acquires Ames-Grenz Insurance Services in California

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USI Insurance Services acquired Sacramento, California-based Ames-Grenz Insurance Services Inc. Ames-Grenz is an employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm. USI is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm providing property/casualty, employee bene...

16 05, 2022

$560M Comite River Canal Designed to Limit Baton Rouge, Louisiana Flooding

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You can’t quite see it yet from Plank Road or La. 19 near Zachary, but work crews are building a man-made river from scratch. Down inside a huge, wide “V” carved out of the earth, concrete pillars for a bridge …

16 05, 2022

$230M Settlement Reached in 2015 California Oil Spill

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The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 has agreed to pay $230 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and property owners, court documents show. …

16 05, 2022

Louisiana Court Tosses COVID-Related Charges Against Pastor

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The Louisiana Supreme Court threw out charges Friday against a pastor who flouted restrictions on gatherings early in the coronavirus pandemic, ruling 5-2 that the governor’s executive orders violated freedom of religion. “This is a tremendous win for religious civil …

16 05, 2022

Florida CFO Wants More Insurance Fraud Investigators, Education Campaign

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Ahead of next week’s special legislative session, Florida’s chief financial officer is asking lawmakers for $6.5 million to fund 23 new investigative positions and to launch a public education campaign, part of his proposal to combat insurance fraud and reduce …

16 05, 2022

Natural Disasters, Ukraine War Weigh on Q1 Results of Europe’s Major Reinsurers

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Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated natural catastrophe claims and a first round of claims reserves from the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Fitch Ratings in a …

16 05, 2022

White House Says $110 Billion in Infrastructure Funds Released in First 6 Months

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The White House on Monday said it has released $110 billion in funding from the $1 trillion infrastructure package that seeks to fix crumbling roads, expand broadband internet and improve the electrical grid. Monday marks the six-month anniversary of President …

13 05, 2022

California Lawmakers Raise Awards for Malpractice Lawsuits

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The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in 47 years. California …