20 01, 2021

DuPont Spinoff Will Contest Charges Over Deadly Gas Leak at Texas Plant

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Corteva, a spinoff that took over DuPont’s agriculture division, will contest the charges against DuPont stemming from a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area plant. A former DuPont employee has also been charged. Four employees …

20 01, 2021

14 Tanks Burn in Explosion at North Dakota Oil Tank Battery

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Authorities say an explosion at an oil tank battery near New Town, North Dakota, on Jan. 18 sent 14 tanks up in flames and caused oil and brine to spill. No injuries were reported. New Town Fire Chief John DeGroot …

21 01, 2021

Hub Acquires Assets of MPE Employee Benefit Services of Mississippi

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HUB International Limited (Hub), a global insurance broker, has acquired the assets of MPE Employee Benefit Services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Ridgeland, Miss., MPE Employee Benefit Services is a third-party administrator (TPA) providing administration services …

21 01, 2021

Why Now May Be the Best Time to Start an Insurance Agency: Viewpoint

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Starting an independent insurance agency, or any business, is a risky proposition. You’re moving from a secure position with a regular income and foreseeable future to a place where uncertainty is the new normal. Some may think that’s truer than …

21 01, 2021

2020 Could Make 2021 the Year of Insurance Agency E&O Lawsuits

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Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores in 2021. Agency E&O claims are a lagging indicator, meaning plaintiffs typically only go after agents and brokers after they …

21 01, 2021

Poms & Associates in California Adds Fontelieu and Toland

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Poms & Associates has added Ed Fontelieu and Jason Toland to the commercial insurance production team. Fontelieu and Toland will work with Poms & Associates clients to deliver risk management solutions. Fontelieu is based in Fresno, Calif. He joins Poms …

21 01, 2021

Alera Group Acquires CSNW Benefits in Oregon

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Alera Group has acquired CSNW Benefits in Portland, Ore. The CSNW Benefits team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the deal were not announced. CSNW Benefits serves clients throughout the Northwest region, creating employee benefits and …

21 01, 2021

Bage Appointed CEO at MAX Insurance in Kansas

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Overland Park, Kansas-based MutualAid eXchange (MAX) has named Dr. Lisa Bage, currently chief operating officer at MAX, as CEO and president effective Feb. 15, 2021. She will succeed current President and CEO David M. Wine, who is retiring following 20 …

20 01, 2021

AkinovA Granted Bermuda License to Operate as Electronic Insurance Marketplace

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AkinovA (Bermuda) Ltd., the wholly owned Bermuda trading subsidiary of AkinovA Ltd., has been granted the first “Insurance Marketplace Provider” license by Bermuda’s financial services regulator. This new category of insurance intermediary provides capital providers, brokers, agents and cover buyers …

20 01, 2021

Liberty Specialty Markets Launches German Terrorism Insurance Coverage

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Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has launched new terrorism insurance coverage in the German market, effective immediately. Since LSM entered the market in 2018, business written used the standard London market cover. The new terrorism …