5 01, 2021

With China Oceanwide $2.7B Deal to Buy It Stalled, Genworth Eyes Partial IPO

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Genworth Financial and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. can’t seem to put the finishing touches on their agreement for Oceanworth to buy Genworth, a $2.7 billion cash deal that was first proposed in October 2016. The parties had originally hoped …

5 01, 2021

PHLY Acquires Staffing Insurance Business from World Wide Specialty Programs

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Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has acquired the Staffing Insurance Business offered by World Wide Specialty Programs Inc., based in Melville, N.Y. World Wide will operate as a division of PHLY and assume responsibility for its book of staffing business with …

5 01, 2021

World Insurance Associates Acquires R.S. Gilmore Insurance Agency

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World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired R.S. Gilmore Insurance Agency Inc. of North Attleboro, Mass., on December 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The R.S. Gilmore Insurance Agency Inc. was established in 1938 and has grown …

5 01, 2021

Two Businesses, Owners Charged with $2.6M Fraud Against New York State Insurance Fund

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Two businesses and their owners have been charged with fraud against the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF). Manuel Sanchez and his business Lagos Construction have been charged with grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly failing to pay insurance …

5 01, 2021

Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said on Monday he has finalized a rule to limit what scientific research the agency can use to formulate regulations, in a concession to big business weeks before President Donald Trump leaves office. …

5 01, 2021

UK Broker Specialist Risk Group Acquires KBIS British Equestrian Insurance

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Specialist Risk Group (SRG), a London-based specialist insurance broker, announced it has acquired KBIS British Equestrian Insurance, a well-established broker within the equestrian market. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Purchased by Guy and Liz Prest in 1991, …

5 01, 2021

S. Africa Medical Insurers, Business Groups, Government to Fund Vaccines for Uninsured

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South African medical-insurance companies, business organizations and the government are developing a program in which the private sector will help fund COVID-19 vaccines for people not covered by insurance. Legislation has been amended to allow the companies to fund shots …

5 01, 2021

Florida Court Upholds Policyholder Right to Assign Benefits

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An appellate court in Florida has upheld the right of policyholders to assign their right to collect benefits from an insurance claim to contractors, reversing trial court rulings in favor of insurers. The Florida 3rd District Court of Appeals ruled …

5 01, 2021

Riskiest Counties for Natural Disasters Are Not Always Where People Think

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Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County. “It’s just that constant reminder, `Oh yeah, …

5 01, 2021

Lava Spatters, Flows Inside Crater of Hawaii Volcano

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Lava spattered and flowed over the weekend inside the crater of a Hawaii volcano that began erupting in December. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the lava is confined to the summit crater of Kilauea, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The eruption …