Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. agreed to buy a minority stake in South Africa’s Hollard Insurance Co. Ltd. to help both companies expand through Africa. Tokio Marine will pay 5 billion rand ($327 million) for a 22.5 percent shareholding …
Insurance and risk management services firm, Gallagher, has promoted Steve Kluting to national director of product recall in its Food & Agribusiness Practice Group As a “food lawyer” with 18 years of experience, Kluting helps Gallagher’s food, beverage and restaurant …
Houston-based managing general agency and wholesale insurance broker Myron Steves has hired Jennifer Flake as director of Transportation. She is based in Dallas. Flake will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s transportation business including the long-haul trucking, …
Former National Football League players who claim they suffered permanent damage, addiction or other harm from being routinely given opioids and painkillers to keep them on the field had their lawsuit against league revived by an appeals court. A federal …
Major hotel chains including Marriott International Inc and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. said on Thursday they are arming U.S. employees with panic buttons to fight sexual harassment and crime, an about-face for an industry that has opposed the idea for …
The newly formed healthcare venture of Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Tuesday hired Jack Stoddard as chief operating officer. Stoddard was previously general manager for digital health at Comcast Corp. His appointment is effective …
One of the sports world’s biggest advertisers, State Farm doubled down this week, buying the naming rights for the home venues of the Atlanta Hawks and Arizona Cardinals. State Farm Arena and State Farm Stadium, commitments of 20 and 18 …
A Mississippi woman whose uterus ruptured during childbirth has been awarded more than $2 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against an OB-GYN. The Columbus Dispatch reports a jury awarded Talanda Blevins the funds on Friday. She sued Dr. James …
XL Catlin has added Kimberly Hans to its Broker & Client Management team as Southeast Regional leader. Hans is based in Atlanta and reports to Robert Peretti, XL Catlin’s Head of Broker & Client Management in North America. Hans joins …
NSI Insurance Group has expanded its South Florida operations through a merger with Weinstein Insurance Services, an independent agency in Coral Gables, Fla. Weinstein Insurance Services President Jay Weinstein and his team will join NSI Insurance Group’s Miami Lakes office, …
