Monthly Archives: <span>July 2023</span>

Young Agency Group of Virginia Joins World Insurance

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired the business of Young Insurance Agency Group, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia on July 1, 2023. Young Insurance, founded in 1973, offers business, personal and life and health insurance, as well as security services. William …

Former Employee With Bladder Condition Sues State Farm Alleging Disability, Racial Bias

A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging she was discriminated and retaliated against because of her bladder disability. The employee, Elisa Brown, was diagnosed with overactive bladder …

District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling products containing dangerous PFAS chemicals, which the suit claims now pollute the District’s natural resources including …

Tokio Marine HCC Acquires Mississippi-Based Medical Plan Administrator

Tokio Marine HCC today announced it has agree to acquire Gulf Guaranty Employee Benefit Services, Inc., a Jackson, Mississippi-based third-party administrator and managing general underwriter that designs, underwrites and administers group gap medical plans for small and mid-sized businesses. Tokio …

Dollar General Again Caught in OSHA’s Crosshairs; Retailer’s Fines Top $21M in 6 Years

Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa, Florida-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions, continuing the long history of worker safety issues found at one of the nation’s …

Understanding the Domino Effect of Cyber Accumulation Risk

While technology is continuing to evolve and provide many benefits to insurers and their customers, one concern is that growing connectivity and dependence on technology means a single cyber event could simultaneously impact a large number of businesses. This is …

Twitter Again Sued Over Severance Pay, Bias During Layoffs

Twitter Inc. on Tuesday was hit with the second lawsuit this month to claim that it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to ex-workers, the latest in a series of cases arising from Elon Musk’s acquisition of the …

Bain Capital Raises $1.15B for Its First Fund Dedicated to Insurance Investments

Bain Capital has raised $1.15 billion for its first fund dedicated to investing in the insurance industry, as the private equity firm aims to create and invest in companies in the sector, a senior executive told Reuters. The fund exceeded …

Digital Asset Insurer Evertas Acquires Bitsure, Crypto Mining Insurance Specialist

Evertas, the Chicago-based dedicated crypto insurance company, announced the acquisition of Bitsure, the world’s first insurer dedicated to coverage for crypto mining operations. Launched in 2021, Cape Town, South Africa-based Bitsure bound its first mining policy in June of 2022, …

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Police by Mississippi Woman Hit by Stray Bullet

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed. Latasha Smith, 49, was in bed on Dec. 11 when an officer from the …