March 29, 2021
LONDON — Britain and the European Union agreed a new post-Brexit financial services pact on Friday that will allow them to cooperate on regulation but does little to improve the City of London’s access to the bloc. Britain left the …
March 29, 2021
ISMAILIA, Egypt – Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around …
March 29, 2021
J.M. Wilson Portage, Mich.-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has added Rebecca Green as chief financial officer. Green is replacing Mark Sundstrand who retired after 42 years of service. She is responsible for strategy and leadership …
March 29, 2021
A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in a copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a series of Andy Warhol works of art based on one of her pictures of Prince. The New York-based 2nd U.S. …
March 28, 2021
Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the feasibility of a counteroffer, according to people familiar with the matter. Europe’s biggest insurer is discussing its options with potential …
March 26, 2021
Alabama Gov. Kay issued a state of emergency yesterday after numerous tornadoes caused damage and deaths across the state. Ivey said on Twitter Friday morning that crews would be out assessing the damage and getting services back up as quickly …
March 26, 2021
The Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan-based Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices unanimously rejected the company’s argument that its ties …
March 26, 2021
Sterling Seacrest Partners, Inc. and Pritchard & Jerden announced they will merge and operate as Sterling Seacrest Pritchard. According to the company, the merger makes it one of the largest privately held, independent insurance brokerages in the southeastern United States. …
March 26, 2021
South Carolina senators are considering legislation to crack down on companies that pollute the state’s waters with tiny plastic pellets. A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee voted 3-2 Wednesday to approve a bill that would give the South Carolina Department of …
March 26, 2021
A Salina roofer has been ordered to pay more than $8,300 in restitution and fined $110,000 for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, including the Kansas Roofing Registration Act, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Michael J. Stubbs, doing business …