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New Insurance Laws for 2022 Sponsored by California Commissioner

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance released a list of laws taking effect this year that were sponsored by Lara. New California laws related to insurance include the creation of new health coverage options for …

Nebraska Fire Kills Two Boys, Critically Injures Mom

Two boys died and their mother remained in critical condition after a weekend apartment fire in Omaha. Omaha Police said Jan. 3 that Germani Pettis-Greyson, 7, and Gamani Pettis-Greyson, 5, died after being taken to an Omaha hospital following the …

Judge Approves Partial Settlement in 2018 Fatal Shooting by Kansas City Police

A federal judge has approved a partial settlement of a lawsuit filed by the parents of a man who was shot and killed by Kansas City police in 2018. Court records do not include the amount of the settlement paid …

Oklahoma Housing Agency to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Lawsuit for $75K

The Justice Department announced that it has obtained a settlement agreement with the Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, and two of its former employees to resolve allegations that they violated federal law when they denied housing …

People Moves: ARM Adds Ingram, Rudolph as Senior ERM Consulting Actuaries; USG Promotes Capo

Actuarial Risk Management Adds David Ingram and Max Rudolph as Senior Expertise Risk Management Consulting Actuaries Texas-based Actuarial Risk Management Ltd. has added David Ingram and Max Rudolph as senior expertise risk management consulting actuaries to lead the company’s new …

Zurich Acquires Texas-Based Special Insurance Services

Zurich American Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, has completed the acquisition of Special Insurance Services, Inc., a Texas-based program manager that develops, underwrites, distributes and administers specialty insurance products for small and midsize employers. SIS, whose offerings …

Business Moves: Gallagher, Acrisure, Liberty Acquire New Firms

Gallagher Buys PEO Insurer in Florida Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced that it has acquired Florida-based Risk Transfer Agency. The 22-year-old agency, with offices in Orlando, offers insurance products for professional employer …

People Moves: Mosaic Hires BHSI’s Dilley to Lead Financial Institutions; BMS Re Names Guy Carpenter’s Gomez as EVP, LatAm & Caribbean

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI’s Dilley to Lead Financial Institutions at Mosaic Insurance Specialist underwriter Tom Dilley has joined Mosaic Insurance to …

Unfinished Business Awaits California Lawmakers

California lawmakers are flush with money and unfinished business from last year as they returned to the state Capitol on Monday, but they head into an election year rife with uncertainty due to the redrawing of legislative districts after the …

Oregon Fire Damaged More Than 20 Businesses

Authorities say a fire early Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon, impacted about 20 to 25 businesses. Shortly after 3 a.m., Hillsboro firefighters responded to a commercial blaze inside the Weil Arcade building on East Main Street. Within half an hour, Hillsboro …

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