August 6, 2024
Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced it has acquired Insurance Management Company (IMC). Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, IMC provides commercial insurance and risk management services to commercial, industrial, institutional and construction risks, with offerings that complement Hub’s existing specialty …
August 6, 2024
Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133 million) for polluting rivers. Industry regulator Ofwat said the utility released raw sewage from wastewater treatment works for years without …
August 6, 2024
HPM Insurance of Amherst, New Hampshire reports it has acquired Insurance Savers Agency, a personal and commercial lines agency with offices in the towns of Littleton and Thornton. The purchase of Insurance Savers Agency expands the footprint of HPM Insurance …
August 6, 2024
The US Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer zones. At least 1.4 million acres along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were made ineligible for the kind of federal …
August 6, 2024
This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. In the insurance industry, the term “termination” can refer to a few different things. First, there are policy terminations. These occur when an insurance policy runs its course and the …
August 6, 2024
Singapore ministers addressed concerns about Allianz SE’s plan to buy a majority stake in Income Insurance Ltd., saying it would be held to account on its commitments and that the potential deal isn’t expected to adversely impact competition in the …
August 6, 2024
Austin, TX., August 6, 2024 —The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of its first Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) self-paced course titled “CIC Commercial Multiline.” Crafted to meet the evolving educational needs of today’s insurance …
August 6, 2024
This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. PCF Senior Benefits Practice Leader Jason Milz offers a helpful guide to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. When it comes to Medicare, the federal health insurance program for …
August 6, 2024
U.S. central bank policymakers pushed back on Monday against the notion that weaker-than-expected July jobs data means the economy is in recessionary freefall, but also warned that the Federal Reserve will need to cut rates to avoid such an outcome. …
August 6, 2024
Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash at Berkshire Hathaway soar to nearly $277 billion and selling about half its stake in Apple, even as the conglomerate posted a record quarterly operating profit. Berkshire’s results released on …