January 7, 2015
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has fined an Everett company $199,000 for 16 safety violations related to the death of a worker last July. Nineteen-year-old Bradley Hogue was killed by a rotating auger while working inside the hopper …
January 7, 2015
Hub International Limited announced that its subsidiary Hub International Northeast Limited has acquired the assets of MMZ Associates Inc., a Westchester County, New York-based brokerage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MMZ is a multi-line property/casualty insurance and risk …
January 7, 2015
A former ING Financial Services trader sued the owners of Madison Square Garden for booting him from the arena last year after he yelled “Carmelo, you stink” during a New York Knicks game, a move he said cost him his …
January 7, 2015
Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, announced it has acquired Trade Insure NV, a distributor of credit insurance policies in Belgium. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1990 and based in Aalst, Belgium, …
January 7, 2015
Alliant Insurance Services, a specialty insurance brokerage firm based in Newport Beach, California, has acquired American Benefits Consulting (ABC), an employee benefits consulting firm in New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Alliant said the acquisition marks the …
January 7, 2015
Guy Carpenter & Company reports reinsurance pricing fell at the January 1, 2015 renewals in many segments, affecting almost all lines of business and geographies, continuing recent renewal trends. According to Guy Carpenter’s 2015 global renewals report, entitled “Shaping the …
January 7, 2015
Martin Brauner has joined Aspen U.S. Insurance as senior vice president and product line leader for Excess Auto Liability. Reporting to Roxanne Mitchell, executive vice president and chief casualty officer, Brauner will lead Excess Auto Liability, one of the five …
January 7, 2015
The federal agency that provides grants to states following a major catastrophe is under fire for providing Florida residents an estimated $177 million in funds that should have been covered by private insurers. A recent report by the Department of …
January 7, 2015
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based workers’ compensation services provider Patriot National Inc. today launched an initial public offering of 8,315,700 shares of its common stock. The initial public offering price is currently expected to be between $16.00 and $18.00 per share. Patriot …
January 7, 2015
Electronic Arts Inc., maker of the Madden NFL video games, lost a bid to dismiss claims by former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo and thousands of other retired professional football players that the company owes them money for depicting …