A middle Georgia county has approved an anti-discrimination ordinance that would govern businesses, despite opposition from some. Macon-Bibb commissioners voted 5-4 in favor of the proposal on Tuesday, sending it to Mayor Robert Reichert for his signature or veto, news …
A Mississippi Gulf Coast casino has become one of many businesses nationwide to sue its insurer for refusing to cover business losses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport contends in the federal lawsuit that its …
Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc’s U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich Insurance issued a statement …
Specialty insurer, Kemper Corp., has agreed to acquire American Access Casualty Co, and its related captive insurance agency, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings LLC, and its subsidiaries (collectively “AAC”). AAC is headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill. The $370 million transaction is …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has added Mike Cuevas to the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., office. Cuevas has more than 30 years of experience with previous stops at Coastal Premier and Van Ameringen’s Insurance. Cuevas has worked with clients in …
The Louisiana Main Street Recovery Program is adding another $2.3 million in funding to increase the number of grants that can be awarded to eligible small businesses. The additional money comes from a transfer of administrative funding and will allow …
The votes are in for the 2020 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For. While 2020 has been an unusual year for agency employees – many of whom have worked remotely for months – the pressures that have come with …
The team at G&G Independent Insurance in Fayetteville, Ark., is young, ambitious, motivated, and passionate about providing innovative, exceptional service to their customers. And they love where they work. G&G Independent Insurance was selected as Insurance Journal’s Gold Best Agency …
The phrase “truly cares” truly gets thrown around a lot, but it is being used so often by employees at Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers that it was impossible to write off as a mere cliché. “WGB truly cares …
“I LOVE working for this business. I look forward to working each day!!!” It’s not every day that you hear an employee of any given business say that, but it’s exactly what one respondent to Insurance Journal’s 2020 Best Agencies …