July 5, 2022
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC acquired CS Insurance Strategies, full-service insurance broker based in Chicago. CS Insurance Strategies was founded in 2009 by Charles Smith, creating a minority-owned brokerage providing employee health and benefits, business insurance, and risk management consulting …
July 5, 2022
The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court last week, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair …
July 5, 2022
Physicians Mutual Launches Pet Insurance Physicians Mutual has launched pet insurance for dogs and cats. Physicians Mutual Pet is the company’s first entry into the property/casualty market. Physicians Mutual Pet is currently available in 34 states amid a national rollout. …
July 5, 2022
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired La Mesa, Calif.-based Wrightman, Inc., doing business as Surety Associates of Southern California Insurance Services. Cyndi Beilman and her associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, …
July 5, 2022
San Diego County will pay $8.1 million to the family of an unarmed man who was shot in the back by a sheriff’s deputy after he jumped out of a patrol car. The county and the family of Nicholas Bils …
July 5, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed states of emergency in Santa Barbara and Monterey counties on Friday to help the process of recovery from recent wildfires. The proclamations allow the California Department of Transportation to request immediate federal assistance for highway …
July 5, 2022
Automation enhances industry, but it’s harmful to the mental health of its human co-workers. A University of Pittsburgh study suggests that while American workers who work alongside industrial robots are less likely to suffer physical injury, they are more likely …
July 5, 2022
Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners. The website was designed to only show general data about …
July 5, 2022
Major U.S. drug distributors McKesson Corp., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Cardinal Health Inc. are not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge David Faber rejected efforts by …
July 5, 2022
FBI, Homeland Security and New York police officials have charged nine defendants including gang members with a violent racketeering and extortion conspiracy in attempting to take over an entire industry designed to help victims after a fire. The defendants, who …