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

People Moves: DealerPolicy Hires Super, Cross Insurance Promotes Burton

DealerPolicy Appoints Super as Head of Agency Solutions DealerPolicy, an insurance marketplace for automotive retail, appointed Tom Super as the company’s head of agency solutions. In this role, Super will report directly to DealerPolicy Co-Founder and CEO Travis Fitzgerald and …

New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Stolen Tractor Scheme

The New York State Police in Brunswick arrested 53-year-old Michael LePage of Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 2021, for insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a class E felony, and making a false written statement, a class A …

This Year’s 10 Worst Climate Disasters Cost $170 Billion: Study

Ten of this year’s most destructive weather events cost a combined $170 billion in damages, according to a new study. Hurricane Ida, a tropical storm that pummeled much of the eastern U.S. with lashing rain in August, killed at least …

Italian Judge Drops Case Against Unipol CEO Over Merger With Insurer Fondiaria

An Italian judge on Thursday dropped a case against the CEO of Unipol and six other people related to the 2013 merger between Italy’s second-largest insurer and smaller rival Fondiaria-SAI, a judicial document seen by Reuters showed. Carlo Cimbri and …

Did Builder Groups Block Insurance Industry Move to Require More Storm Shelters?

A 2012 insurance industry proposal to make tornado shelters part of the building code for large commercial and residential buildings was blocked by construction and building management interests, the New York Times reported. The idea of requiring storm-safe rooms in …

King Insurance Acquires Three More Agencies

King Insurance, a Florida-based insurance broker and employee benefits firm, has acquired three agencies in Florida and Georgia, bringing to 11 the number of acquisitions for the company this year. King, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, said in news releases that …

Supreme Court to Take Up COVID Mandate Jan. 7

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and health care employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Until the court rules, millions of workers face a patchwork of …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Cannabis in 2022

Insurance rates in key lines for cannabis businesses may be heading up 10% or more next year. That was one of the predictions made by an expert in the final Insuring Cannabis podcast of the year in which we interviewed …

Why Small MGA Teams Should Automate Compliance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Small but mighty is the realest of deals. Yet, even (or especially, depending on your view) small teams can benefit from producer licensing automation. We get it when smaller teams …

People Moves: Alliant Names Walter Vice President; Foresight in California Promotes Bruce and Lachowski

Alliant Insurance Services named Adam Walter a vice president within its employee benefits group. based in Phoenix, Arizona. Walter will design and deploy employee benefits solutions for an array of regional and national clients with a targeted expertise in cost …