January 5, 2021
Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG), based in Chicago, has added John Zern as president and chief executive officer of Ryan Specialty Benefits. Zern will lead the development of Ryan Specialty Benefits, which focuses on wholesale benefits brokerage and managing general …
January 5, 2021
Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County. “It’s just that constant reminder, `Oh yeah, …
January 5, 2021
Several leaders of the insurance industry joined nearly 200 New York corporate executives in a letter urging members of Congress to certify the election of Joe Biden as President without delay this week and support a smooth transition of power. …
January 5, 2021
UnitedHealth Group Inc. takes the top spot in AM Best’s ranking of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies for a sixth straight year, with $189.7 billion in net premiums written (NPW) in 2019. In addition, Allianz SE and Prudential Financial, …
January 4, 2021
The healthcare joint venture of Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., will cease to exist at the end of February, it said on Monday. The move comes three years after the companies came together to form …
January 4, 2021
State Compensation Insurance Fund in California on Monday announced plans to distribute a $39 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders with policies that took effect between Aug. 27 and Dec. 31, 2020. The dividend equals roughly 10% of the estimated …
January 4, 2021
Brown & Brown of Ohio LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Berry Insurance Group, based in Ohio. Founded in 2002 by Mark Berry, Berry Insurance Group has grown to one …
January 4, 2021
Provision Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Bingham Farms, Mich., has named Chris Irvine as its chief financial officer and a member of its executive leadership team. Irvine previously served as director of Finance and Operations for Teamworks, …
January 4, 2021
Officials continue to assess building damage caused by the Christmas Day bombing as law enforcement officials on Thursday allowed media outlets the first opportunity to survey the downtown Nashville explosion site. The photos show blown out windows, debris spilling out …
January 4, 2021
The Norman Fire Department in Oklahoma has achieved the highest Public Protection Classification (PPC) rating from the Insurance Service Office (ISO), the insurance department reported. The ISO rates over 50,000 fire departments in the United States. Less than 1% of …