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West Penn Power Settles Coal Ash Discharge Complaints With Environmental Agencies

West Penn Power of Greensburg, Pennsylvania will pay a $610,000 penalty under a settlement to resolve water discharge violations at two coal ash landfills in southwestern Pennsylvania. The settlement was announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pennsylvania Department …

King Insurance Buys Up Two More Florida Agencies: DMI and Insurance Den

King Insurance announced it has added two more Florida insurance agencies to its rapidly growing stable of firms in the Southeast. Don Martin Insurance, known as DMI agency, has offices in Orlando, Fanning Springs and Cross City. Michael Michaelis has …

Charles Taylor Firm Buys Contego Investigative Services

Charles Taylor, a claims management and tech company, has acquired Orlando-based Contego Investigative Services, the companies announced in a news release. Contego provides counter-fraud and special investigation services, including surveillance, social media investigations, background checks, medical facility canvasses, scene investigations, …

One80 Acquires Workers’ Compensation Wholesaler PMC in Massachusetts

Specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries reported it has acquired PMC Insurance Group, a workers’ compensation wholesale broker and program manager based in Bedford, Mass. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PMC offers exclusive and semi-exclusive specialty insurance programs in …

One80 Buys Wholesale Comp Broker PMC Insurance

One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance wholesale broker based in Boston, has acquired PMC Insurance Group, a workers’ compensation wholesale broker and program manager. With offices in Bedford, Massachusetts, PMC was launched in 1996 to help independent agents by providing workers’ …

U.S. Security Agencies Issue Advisory on Russian Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure

Federal cybersecurity officials are again warning of Russian cyber attacks and urging critical infrastructure networks in particular to be on alert. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency released a joint …

Lloyd’s, IUA Sign Contract With DXC to Help Build Fully Automated Processing

Lloyd’s confirmed a contract has been signed with DXC Technology and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) in an agreement that will build the solutions to digitalize, streamline and fully automate processing for the Lloyd’s and London market. Lloyd’s described the …

WTW Launches Crisis Management Business Unit for Security Risk Management

Willis Towers Watson announced the formation of a new Crisis Management unit with the merger of Special Contingency Risks (SCR) and the Terror and Political Violence teams, which will sit within its Financial Solutions Global Line of Business. Led by …

Xenia Broking Buys Trade Credit & Surety Business From Tysers

The credit insurance and surety specialist, Xenia Broking Group Ltd., announced it has acquired the UK whole turnover trade credit and surety business of Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. The transaction completed onJan. 11, 2022 and marks Xenia’s eighth acquisition to …

Heavy Rainfall in Brazil Halts Giant Iron Mines, Triggers Concerns About Tailings Dams

Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, with the world’s No. 2 producer Vale SA among companies to halt operations and regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams. Vale partially suspended services on the Estrada …

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