Monthly Archives: <span>February 2021</span>

Several Homes Damaged by Tornado in Georgia

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that a tornado struck an area of southwest Georgia where one home was destroyed and several others got damaged. The weather service’s office in Tallahassee, Florida, reported that preliminary results of a damage survey …

EF3 Tornado Rips Across North Carolina Community, Levels Homes, Kills 3

It was late Monday night when the power went out at Jesse Clemmons’ home in coastal North Carolina. He went outside to start up the generator and heard a loud roar approaching from the woods. “By that time, I pretty …

Kansas Bill Would Change Method for Filling Insurance Commissioner Post

A House committee has passed a bill that would end a governor’s authority to fill the offices of state treasurer and insurance commissioner if those posts become vacant in the middle of a term. The legislation provides that a convention …

Texas Leaders Failed to Heed Warnings About Vulnerability of Power Grid, Experts Say

Millions of Texans have gone days without power or heat in subfreezing temperatures brought on by snow and ice storms. Limited regulations on companies that generate power and a history of isolating Texas from federal oversight help explain the crisis, …

Global Insurance M&A Activity Expected to Soar in 2021

There were 407 completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide in the insurance sector in 2020, down from 419 the previous year, according to a report published by global law firm Clyde & Co. An anticipated pandemic-induced dip in activity in …

Brown & Brown Promotes Florida-Based Nester to CIO

Brown & Brown, Inc. has appointed Gray Nester as chief information officer for Brown & Brown, effective immediately. Nester has more than 20 years of experience in insurance technology leadership. Since December 2019, he has served as the CIO for …

Global Risk Partners Agrees to Acquire Marsh’s UK Networks Business

Global Risk Partners (GRP) has entered into an agreement to acquire the UK Networks business of Marsh, the global insurance broker and risk adviser. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Completion is expected …

Boeing Issues Global Safety Warning to Pilots in Wake of Indonesian 737 Crash

Boeing Co. has issued a safety bulletin reminding pilots of the steps required to ensure they maintain control of their aircraft in the wake of last month’s deadly plunge of an Indonesian jetliner into the Java Sea. The Flight Operations …

Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Hires Hanus as Marketing Representative

Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has hired Jennifer Hanus as a marketing representative responsible for the southern New England writing territories of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. She is currently based in Rhode Island. Hanus brings more than 10 years of …

Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in California Dive Boat Fire

The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, pleaded not guilty this week to manslaughter charges. Jerry Boylan was arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles on 34 counts of …