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American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers

American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts. The airline said Tuesday that it has indication that the attackers have misused any of the personal …

AmWins Connects Says it Has Expanded to Florida Market

Amwins Connect, a national general agency that offers health and ancillary insurance solutions to benefits brokers, said it has expanded into the Florida market. The agency assists brokers with sales, renewals, administrative help, and post-sales servicing, to help manage and …

RB Jones Acquires ‘Smart’ Ocean Cargo Business From Corvus

Specialty risk broker RB Jones announced its marine and energy division has acquired the Smart Cargo Insurance business from Boston-based managing general agent Corvus Insurance. The Corvus ocean cargo product offers an insurtech product for temperature-sensitive cargo such as food …

Gallagher, Alliant Agree to Settle Latest Dispute Over Alleged Poaching

Brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Alliant Insurance Services jointly filed to tell a judge they have agreed to work out a settlement to end a short but contentious dispute over employee-poaching accusations. According to a status report filed in the …

Damage Assessments Begin in Flooded Alaska Villages

Authorities in Alaska were making contact this week with some of the most remote villages in the United States to determine their food and water needs, as well as assess the damage after a massive storm flooded communities on the …

$600K for Woman Attacked by Police Dog in California

San Diego, California, officials approved a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own yard after escaping from its trainer’s home nearby. A lawsuit filed by Jenna Cole in March …

Pie Insurance Raises $315M in Largest U.S. Insurtech Financing Round of 2022

Pie Insurance, an insurtech specializing in workers compensation insurance for small businesses, said it raised a $315 million Series D round of funding – the largest round of financing for any U.S. based P&C insurtech company in 2022. The fundraise …

Massachusetts Auto Dealer Accused of Racial Bias in Pricing

A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it did for white customers, the state attorney general’s office said in a lawsuit announced Monday. …

New York City Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is encouraging private businesses to put in place their own vaccine policies after making the private sector vaccine mandate optional. The city has also now made vaccines optional for students who participate in extracurricular …

People Moves: Epic Insurance Names Rains Managing Principal in Tennessee

EPIC Insurance Brokers, a property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced that is has named Parker Rains as managing principal for its property/casualty practice. Rains, based in Nashville, will oversee business development and client management, the company …

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