July 15, 2021
A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Hispanic man who died in a struggle with police officers 2017. Columbus Council members met in closed session and approved …
July 15, 2021
California companies Newfront Insurance and ABD Insurance and Financial Services have entered into an agreement to combine. The merger values the combined company, which will be called Newfront, at $1.35 billion and is expected to close by the end of …
July 15, 2021
This group of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Re, AXIS Re and Sompo International Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Re Group Ltd. announced the appointments of Ari Moskowitz and Peter Bell to critical …
July 15, 2021
The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved rate adjustments that will raise average premiums by an additional 2.3% in February 2022. The board for the state-backed insurer unanimously voted in favor of the rate increases, which head to …
July 15, 2021
State officials on July 13 added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse of the Texas electric power grid. The deaths newly tallied by the Texas Department of State Health Services …
July 15, 2021
A grand jury in Ohio’s Mahoning County on July 6 indicted seven people accused of taking part in a criminal enterprise that burned buildings and faked burglaries to fraudulently collect more than a million dollars from insurance companies, the state’s …
July 15, 2021
Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and wealth management firm, Alera Group, has acquired AGM Benefit Solutions, a provider of voluntary benefits, enrollment services and benefits technology headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AGM Benefit Solutions provides its products and services to clients nationwide. …
July 15, 2021
An Arkansas healthcare provider charged with firing older workers with driving responsibilities because of their age will pay more than $52,000 to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said White River Health System …
July 15, 2021
Some local building inspectors in Minnesota are fielding questions from residents worried about the safety of their condo buildings following the collapse of a tower in Surfside, Florida, in June. In Minnesota, there is no state requirement for regular inspections …
July 15, 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 13 asked the White House issue a disaster declaration to secure federal aid to deal with damage from the late June flooding in southeast Michigan. Parts of the region saw about 7 inches of …