December 30, 2021
For the third consecutive year, the tale of Aon’s on-again, off-again bid to acquire Willis Towers Watson dominated international stories published by Insurance Journal. In fact, most of the top 10 international articles and nearly 25% of the top 100 …
December 30, 2021
Lighthouse Management LLC has raised $65 million in capital, the company announced. The senior notes, issued in a private placement, will be used to refinance debt held by the group’s managing general agent, provide growth funding for the affiliated carrier, …
December 30, 2021
Florida’s distressed property insurance market continued to be a top concern for readers of the Insurance Journal’s Southeast section in 2021. From legislative reform attempts, to struggling insurance carriers, to the collapse of a 12-story condominium building, the Sunshine State …
December 30, 2021
As 2021 comes to a close, Insurance Journal is looking back on its top stories of the year. In the East region, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remained top of mind for many readers. Beyond the pandemic, readers also took interest …
December 30, 2021
News about two proposed but unrealized insurance acquisitions were the top national stories published by Insurance Journal in 2021, a year in which news on COVID-19 and ransomware also continued to dominate. Reports on the twists and turns of broker …
December 30, 2021
Wildfires dominated headlines once again in Insurance Journal’s West region. Stories on wildfires in California, as well as efforts to aid homeowners affected by the fallout of several years of severe drought and massive wildfires, were among the most read …
December 30, 2021
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy efforts have plodded along for three years with no end visible in the case involving more than 400 clergy abuse victims. Lawyers say three years is a comparatively long time for Chapter …
December 30, 2021
Doctors with the American Society of Anesthesiologists are calling for a new approach to fighting the opioid crisis, one that goes beyond current efforts at restricting opioid prescribing to reducing demand and addressing the “illicit” opioids in medicine cabinets. To …
December 30, 2021
Winter Storm Uri, Hurricane Ida and the fallouts from each storm dominated headlines in Insurance Journal’s South Central region in 2021. Readers were also interested in Texas’ crackdown of commercial vehicles, the Texas legislature’s passing of a commercial auto tort …
December 30, 2021
News of an Ohio jury’s conclusion that major pharmacy chains helped fuel the opioid crisis and a 6th Circuit’s reversal of a finding that COVID orders caused direct physical loss topped the headlines of Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2021. …