Deer Park, Texas, residents sheltered in place. The Houston Ship Channel shut down. Toxic chemicals spilled during Hurricane Harvey. And just last month, seven people were injured in a Corpus Christi fire. These are the incidents that some Texas lawmakers …
Lockton Companies has hired Michele Centeno as a senior vice president in its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office. In her role, Centeno will further expand Lockton’s client service options in the professional and financial services industry. Centeno has 30 years of …
The FBI investigation into whether the Nashville bombing was a terrorist act has sparked criticism about a possible racial double standard and drawn questions from downtown business owners whose insurance coverage could be affected by the bureau’s assessment. More than …
Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …
California Insurance Company of New Mexico has filed suit in federal court to enjoin the California Insurance Department from continuing to take what the suit asserts are illegal, actions to block the approved redomestication of CIC and to undermine a …
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) announced its biennial election of officers for 2021-2022. New ABIR officers elected to Bermuda’s leading international insurers and reinsurers industry association are: Chair Marc Grandisson, CEO of Arch Capital Group Ltd. Deputy …
Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher than the flu vaccine but still quite rare, U.S. health officials said. A study by the Centers for Disease Control …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Cain Insurance Services Ltd., based in Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Cain Insurance Services is a retail property/casualty broker, offering commercial …
Global re/insurance outsourcing and consulting specialist Pro Global Holdings Ltd. (Pro) announced the expansion of its services within Latin America with the opening of a wholly owned office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil Office Manager Juan Pablo Bragadin – who …
Hudson Insurance Group has completed a business transfer agreement with Validus Specialty Underwriting Services for the renewal rights transfer of a select portfolio of Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Financial Institutions Liability and Management Liability policies. The agreement also includes the transfer …