West Des Moines, Iowa-based Career General Agency LLC (CGA Insurance Services), a subsidiary of GuideOne Insurance, has launched a managing general underwriter (MGU) program with its newly developed CGA Energy Division. Calling the MGU launch a “momentous achievement for our …
Branch Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded to Indiana. Using technology and automation, the company offers bundled home and auto insurance online. Branch’s entry into Indiana marks the company’s sixth statewide launch since its founding. Branch said it intends …
Colonial Claims LLC, a nationwide independent insurance claims service companies, has acquired Tampa area business Premier Adjusting and Catastrophe Services, Inc., a first and third-party claims handler for residential and commercial losses. The company said the move strengthens Colonial’s daily …
USG Insurance Services Inc., a national wholesaler and managing general agency (MGA), has hired Edwin Tejada as a producer/broker for commercial lines in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, branch. Tejada joins the USG team with eight years of experience in the insurance …
New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands, the state attorney general charged in a report Thursday that dealt a blow to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s oft-repeated claims that his state is doing better than others …
Maury, Donnelly & Parr Inc. (MDP) and the Kastendike Insurance Group (KIG) has acquired Connecticut-based Northeastern Underwriters LTD. (NEU). The transaction became effective January 1, 2021. As part of the transaction, NEU will continue to work out of its existing …
Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state. The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case …
Montana House lawmakers voted this week to advance a bill that would protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits, a step the Republican governor said was necessary to remove a statewide mask mandate. Gov. Greg Gianforte endorsed the …
The California-based multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe is paying $4.75 million to settle allegations from the Washington state Attorney General’s Office that it operated as a pyramid scheme. LuLaRoe sells leggings and other clothing to a network of independent retailers, who …
TrustLayer, developer of a proof-of-insurance risk management platform, has raised $6.6 million in seed funding from venture investors, insurance brokers and others. “Verification of insurance and business credentials is a pain point for millions of businesses and demands a solution …