Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Anthony James Insurance Brokers, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. This latest acquisition further expands and strengthens SRG’s retail pillar, Specialist Risk …
Marsh, the insurance broker and Marsh McLennan subsidiary, announced the launch of a first of its kind $50 million port blockage insurance facility, covering shipping ports and terminals around the world. Created by Marsh following the collapse of the Francis …
Grenada has become the first country in the world to use a so-called hurricane clause in a government bond – a special feature that allows authorities to postpone debt payments in the wake of a major natural disaster. The move …
The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the three liberal justices in …
Ryan Specialty said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Greenhill Underwriting Insurance Services from Alera Group, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Houston-based Greenhill is a technology-enabled managing general underwriter focused on the …
Security is always tight at Chicago’s Accenture Tower, a skyscraper that connects to a downtown transportation hub and houses the Israeli consulate. This week it will resemble a fortress. Located less than two miles (3.2 kilometers) from where Vice President …
USAA announced that its chief executive officer and president, Wayne Peacock will retire during the first half of 2025, after 36 years at the company—serving the last five as CEO. In a letter Peacock sent to USAA teammates yesterday, the …
An upstate New York jury has awarded more than $287 million in punitive damages and other compensation to a man and the estate of his deceased girlfriend following a fatal accident involving their Harley-Davidson “trike” motorcycle. The Livingston County Supreme …
The US Coast Guard is investigating a fatal blast at a natural gas pipeline in Louisiana. A contractor working on a pipeline near South Pass, Louisiana, went missing after an explosion and fire late Saturday, Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Schultz …
In Fernley, Nevada, east of Reno, there are 16 cords that rapidly charge electric vehicles — not bad for a city of just 24,000 people. This weekend, that ratio will be upended. Roughly 30,000 vehicles are expected to roll through …
