February 2, 2022
The family of a Delaware man who was fatally shot by local police two years ago while he was armed with a knife has sued the city and officers that fired at him, seeking monetary damages. The wrongful death lawsuit, …
February 2, 2022
A data breach at the state agency that operates Rhode Island’s public bus service compromised the personal information of about 22,000 people, significantly higher than the previously announced number of 17,000, officials said at a legislative hearing. The Rhode Island …
February 2, 2022
A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative deadline. The …
February 2, 2022
HUB International Ltd. acquired the assets of Kornerstone Inc. in Chico, California. Eric Blofsky, pesident, and the Kornerstone team will join Hub Central & Northern California. Kornerstone provides individuals and corporations with financial plans and investment advisory services. Kornerstone has …
February 2, 2022
The nitrogen fertilizer causing a stir over imminent danger of explosion in North Carolina has been fading from the U.S. market exactly because of this kind of risk. Ammonium nitrate was the first solid nitrogen fertilizer produced on a large …
February 2, 2022
Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for robot-driven vehicles. On Tuesday, Cruise said that …
February 2, 2022
Century Risk Advisors, an independent insurance and risk management firm based in Boca Raton, announced it has named Jose Gonzalez managing director of Century Benefits, a division of the company. Gonzalez, of Miami, has more than 20 years’ experience in …
February 2, 2022
Great American Insurance Group announced that David L. Thompson Jr. has been named president and chief operating officer of Great American’s Property & Casualty Group. Thompson will become the 18th president in Great American’s 150-year history, assuming this title from …
February 2, 2022
New Jersey-based broker World Insurance Associates reports it has acquired Sumner & Sumner, Inc., an Insurance agency in Willimantic, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sumner & Sumner began in 1851 as the A.W. Jillson Insurance Agency. The …
February 2, 2022
Chubb reported fourth quarter 2021 net income of $2.1 billion, a decrease of 11.5% compared to the same period the prior year. Nevertheless, the insurer had what CEO Evan G. Greenberg called “one of the best years in our company’s …