Applied Systems said it has acquired Tarmika, a leading commercial lines rating solution that streamlines small business insurance. This complementary acquisition will expand Applied’s commercial quoting and Ivans’ distribution connectivity solutions to create a more valuable and digital distribution experience …
The second quarter 2022 marked a full five years of premium increases for across all lines of commercial insurance business, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB). The average premium increase across all …
Ryan Specialty Appoints New Senior Leadership within Underwriting Managers Specialty Chicago-based Ryan Specialty has made appointments to three new senior leadership roles within the Underwriting Managers specialty. Brian Lillis, Chief Operating Officer, has been with Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers for …
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued two “event notifications” for incidents involving Salem Hospital’s radiation oncology department earlier this year. One incident involved hospital employees, while the other involved patients. Investigations to-date have shown no injuries, the Statesman Journal …
The Jensten Group, the London-based independent insurance broking group, has acquired J. Bennett & Son Insurance Brokers, based in High Wycombe, England, and its Oxford-based subsidiary, Mathews Comfort & Co., for an undisclosed sum. The deal is subject to regulatory …
As in many business and commercial liability disputes, it’s all about the wording of the contract, a Florida appeals court decided in a medical malpractice case that could affect hospitals’ relationships with their doctors. The Latisha Gradia vs. Baptist Hospital …
A Florida company with a former House speaker as a top executive allegedly charged local government millions of dollars for Hurricane Michael cleanup that it never performed, according to an FBI affidavit that was released last week as part of …
Gov. Andy Beshear complained Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, and urged those getting turned down to take their cases directly to agency representatives in the region. Offering …
The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor liable. The court …
Financial services companies should set “stretching targets” for appointing people from working class backgrounds to senior positions, a UK government-sponsored report said on Thursday [Aug. 11]. The finance industry is already making efforts to appoint more women, Black and ethnic …
