Monthly Archives: <span>October 2022</span>

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minnesota’s f3 Companies

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of the f3 Companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Included in the acquisition are Burnsville, Minnesota-based f3Logic, LLC; Burnsville, Minnesota-based f3Investment Management, LLC; Richmond, Virginia-based Financial Consultants of America, Inc.; …

Oklahoma House Fires Leaves 8 Dead

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – Eight people were found dead in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in a quiet residential area …

USI Acquires Oklahoma’s Beasley & Company

USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Beasley & Company. Founded in 1992, Beasley & Company is a regional benefit consulting firm specializing in retirement, executive compensation and health & welfare benefit plans. The company’s operations will be …

South Dakota Sees Increase in Medical Pot Cards

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota has seen a rapid rise in people registering to use medical marijuana in recent months, as many obtain their patient cards through temporary consultation sites rather than their regular medical providers, a state …

Maryland’s Boudreau Agency Joins The Liberty Company

Boudreau Insurance of Annapolis, Maryland has joined The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers network. The deal marks Liberty’s first partnership in Maryland. Boudreau Insurance specializes in personal and commercial risks, with an emphasis on boat and yacht coverage. The agency was …

Judge Dismisses Part of Sexual Assault Suit Against Univ. of Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by eight women alleging sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer. Judge Thomas Cameron of the Michigan Court of Claims ruled Friday that …

Comment to Pro-Union Starbucks’ Worker Was Threat, U.S. Labor Board Alleges

Starbucks Corp. interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz made comments during an April meeting with employees that US labor officials view as an illegal anti-union threat, according to a complaint Friday. In that meeting, an employee asked Schultz about retaliation …

Judge Dismisses $6.5M Suit in 2016 Nevada Plane Crash

A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million from in a lawsuit that blamed air traffic controllers for a fatal plane crash near Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The widow …

Commissioner Says 2021 Colorado Wildfire Losses Surpass $2B

A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history, the state insurance commissioner said. Commissioner Michael Conway provided the …

Meta Must Pay $10.5M in Legal Fees to Washington

Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state atop a nearly $25 million fine for repeated and intentional violations of campaign finance disclosure laws. King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North …