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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Minnesota’s CCI Surety

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that its U.S. wholesale brokerage, binding authority and programs division, Risk Placement Services, Inc. (RPS), has acquired Golden Valley, Minnesota-based CCI Surety, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded by Michael Williams …

US Sues to Break Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster

The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists. “It …

Posh Florida Care Facility to Borrow $260 Million for Expansion

The largest single-site, not-for-profit retirement community in the US is selling municipal bonds to finance an expansion, less than two years after Hurricane Ian caused as much as $85 million of damages. Fort Myers, Florida-based Shell Point Retirement Community plans …

Biden Overtime Pay Rule Challenged by US Business Groups

A coalition of U.S. business groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million workers, saying it goes too far. The groups filed a complaint in U.S. District …

US Home Insurers Post Net Combined Ratio Over 110: S&P

The U.S. homeowners insurance segment posted its worst underwriting results in over a decade in 2023, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The net combined ratio for the homeowners business, excluding policyholders’ dividends, was 110.5 in 2023, …

New York’s High Court Upholds Insurance Mandate for Medically Necessary Abortions

New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other church groups challenged the rule, arguing that the policy’s exemption …

SEC Fines NYSE Parent Intercontinental Exchange $10M Over Cyber Incident

The company that runs global financial exchanges and clearing houses has agreed to a $10 million fine to settle charges it delayed notifications of a cyber intrusion about 3 years ago. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May …

New Cars in California Could Alert Drivers for Breaking The Speed Limit

California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. …

UK’s Aviva Posts 16% Rise in Q1 General Insurance Premiums

Aviva posted a 16% rise in general insurance gross written premiums to 2.7 billion pounds ($3.44 billion) in the first quarter, helped by strong performance in Britain. Life and general insurer Aviva, which has its main operations in Britain, Canada …

People Moves: Canopius Names Haste Group Chairman as Watson Steps Down

Canopius, the global specialty and property/casualty re/insurer, announced it has appointed Andy Haste as its new group chairman with effect from July 1, 2024. He will assume responsibility for chairing the group board as Canopius embarks on realizing its future …

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