Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Jerry Baird Insurance Agency and Baird Crop Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fresno, Calif.-based Baird specializes in crop and commercial insurance, particularly in the agribusiness and farm industry. Jace …
A judge in Washington ruled in favor of the insurance industry’s argument against Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency rule temporarily banning use of credit scoring. Kreidler’s emergency order prohibited insurers from using a consumer’s credit score to price auto, …
Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines focused managing general agency (MGA), announced it is acquiring Beech Underwriting Agencies Ltd., subject to UK regulatory approval. Beech Underwriting is an approved Lloyd’s coverholder, led by Geoff Stillwell. The company has been a …
Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp boat after an explosion off Louisiana last year, federal investigators say. Other shrimpers saw the smoke and rescued all four people from the Master …
An explosion and fire that killed a press operator and hospitalized eight other employees of Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corp. could have been prevented had the employer not altered a kettle reactor vessel improperly and then returned the vessel to service after …
Federal equal employment officials say an Oklahoma-based inspection services company subjected black employee to a racially hostile work environment, then fired him for complaining. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges American Piping Inspection Inc. …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, acquired Dubuque, Iowa-based River Valley Capital Insurance Inc. (RVCI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, RVCI …
Howden, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Belgian insurance broker, Sarton & Associés. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As Howden Belgium’s first acquisition, it reinforces the broker’s plans to expand its retail operations across Belgium …
The Georgia judge overseeing lawsuits brought after workers were killed at a chicken processing plant is weighing sanctions against a freezer manufacturer after crucial evidence was thrown away. “It makes your client look like they’re not very honest and forthright,” …
Southwest Airlines Co. pilots asked a court to temporarily block the company from carrying out federally mandated coronavirus vaccinations until an existing lawsuit over alleged U.S. labor law violations is resolved. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association’s filing Friday also asked …
