Valhalla, N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services has entered into an agreement to acquire Van Gilder Insurance Corp. in Denver, Colo. This deal is expected to close on Dec. 10. Terms were not disclosed. Van Gilder is a full-service insurance brokerage firm …
A judge has delayed the trial over a lawsuit filed after Somali pirates took over a U.S. cargo ship in 2009. Crew members are suing Maersk Line Ltd. and the Mobile-based Waterman Steamship Corp. over the pirate attack that was …
Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have until Friday to advise the judge of any settlement they reach in the case. Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson County …
Glatfelter Public Practice (GPP) has expanded its private and charter school insurance program with specialized coverage for private schools, charter schools and select religious schools. The program is now available in 38 states for eligible private and religious schools and …
Despite significant optimism about key market fundamentals, year-over-year agency valuation increases and agency performance metrics, ownership perpetuation continues to be the biggest long-term challenge to independently-owned insurance agencies, according to the MarshBerry 2013 Market & Financial Outlook Survey. The survey …
Construction of a steel sea wall could start early next year in one of the Jersey shore towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Bob Mainberger, Mantoloking’s municipal engineer, tells the Asbury Park Press that the bidding process to find a …
The Iroquois Group, a network of independent insurance agencies, appointed John Perry as a regional manager in New York State. Perry has an extensive insurance background in personal lines underwriting, personal lines underwriting management, business insurance marketing and business insurance …
A closely watched lawsuit in Ohio is asking a question that’s burning in cities and towns throughout shale country: Can regulations in states eager for the jobs and tax revenues that come with gas and oil drilling trump local restrictions …
Terri Snell has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC). Snell has held the position of chief administrative officer and been a member of the senior leadership team since 1997. The COO position is …
Marsh & McLennan Cos. promoted Scott McDonald to be the new head of its Oliver Wyman Group subsidiary. McDonald, who has been serving as president of Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm within the Oliver Wyman Group subsidiary, will become …
