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Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Griffin Underwriting in Washington

Ryan Specialty signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Griffin Underwriting Services in Bellevue, Washington. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2023. Griffin Underwriting is a binding authority specialist and wholesale insurance broker. Griffin offers services …

Fishing Towns Bouncing Back After Hurricane Ian

Chokoloskee and Everglades City, two fishing villages-turned-travel-destinations that sit next to each other on the cusp of Everglades National Park and the Gulf of Mexico, have seen more than their share of hurricane destruction — Donna in 1960, Wilma in …

Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law

Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website that violates Pennsylvania’s electronic surveillance law. The suit claims the company uses “session replay” spyware, namely Clicktale and Datadog, to …

AM Best Urges ‘Immediate and Substantive’ Reforms by Florida Lawmakers

Ahead of this week’s special legislative session in Florida, the AM Best financial rating firm predicts that “without immediate and substantive long-term legislative reforms,” further insurer insolvencies are on the near-term horizon. “The outcome of the special legislative session could …

UK’s Post-Brexit Financial Services Reforms Fall Short of Promised ‘Big Bang’

The UK set out a package of financial services reforms that cuts across dozens of areas but fell short of the “Big Bang” that politicians were promising earlier this year and is unlikely to deliver the dramatic reshaping that some …

People Moves: Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding Christian; CNA Canada Promotes Detablan as VP, Specialty & Risk Managed Casualty

Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding Christian Lloyd’s of London, the commercial insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has elected Richard Dudley to the Council of Lloyd’s, succeeding Dominic Christian, who will be stepping down on Jan. 31, 2023 after …

Chubb to Launch Technology Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece

Property/casualty insurer Chubb announced it will launch a new technology services center in Thessaloniki, Greece, in early 2023, aiming to deliver innovative technologies that enhance the customer experience, increase efficiency and accelerate the company’s digital transformation. Technical engineers and developers …

Australia’s Financial Services Firms Failing to Narrow Gender Pay Gap: Report

Australian employers are failing to narrow the pay gap between men and women, with finance firms among the worst offenders. Females earned 22.8% less than males, the first time that progress has stalled since the government Workplace Gender Equality Agency …

Hong Kong Tycoon Richard Li Weighs $200M Investment in Insurer FWD: Sources

Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li is weighing investing about $200 million in his insurance company FWD Group Holdings Ltd. as part of a funding round, people familiar with the matter said. An investment would help support the insurer’s growth plans …

Insurance-Related Oil Tanker Backlog Starts to Clear in Turkey’s Vital Shipping Strait

A backlog of tankers waiting to haul oil through Turkey’s vital shipping straits appeared to start clearing, offering hope that authorities in Ankara have resolved a spat with the insurance industry that arose following sanctions on Russia. A port agent …

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