December 15, 2020
The Minnesota Senate has voted on Dec. 14 to pass a $216 million relief package aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz as increasing coronavirus cases threatened to …
December 15, 2020
The insurance committees of the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives will hear about the impact of multiple 2020 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic on insurance rates in a joint meeting on Dec. 16. Presenters include representatives from the Louisiana …
December 15, 2020
A portion of the personal auto insurance business of a Texas insurance company that appeared to be headed for liquidation at the end of November is being assumed by a Georgia-based insurer. Embark General, headquartered in Atlanta, said it is …
December 15, 2020
ProFinity Insurance Services in Los Angeles, Calif., a specialty MGA, recently opened its doors to wholesale distribution. ProFinity is led by Ravi Uthayashanker, formerly of Lloyd’s of London, where his main focus was on small-to-medium enterprise engineer and contractor professional …
December 15, 2020
Vertus Insurance Partners and Zurich North America have expanded the Cat4Home deductible buy-back insurance product to customers in Alabama and Mississippi. The company said the expanded offering comes after the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 30 …
December 15, 2020
A federal judge in western Louisiana has approved a plan on how to settle thousands of lawsuits expected to be filed against insurance companies over damage from a pair of hurricanes that hit the region six weeks apart. Insurance companies …
December 15, 2020
Hull & Company LLC, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., has acquired substantially all the assets of Addison, Texas-based South & Western Inc. and all issued and outstanding shares of its affiliate, S&W Premium Finance Company Inc. With roots …
December 15, 2020
Kraus-Anderson Insurance in Burnsville, Minn., has promoted Jon Diessner to executive vice president. Diessner will oversee the agency’s property/casualty, employee benefits and surety operations, and Kraus-Anderson Risk Innovation, the agency’s risk consulting practice. He has served as vice president of …
December 15, 2020
A Florida school district abruptly dropped its request Thursday that the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre be required to turn over their social media posts from that period as it tries to defend …
December 15, 2020
An Iowa insurance agent has been ordered to pay $18,000 in civil penalties and relinquish her producer’s license over fraudulent and dishonest business practices, regulators say. The Iowa Insurance Division cited Brenda Murray of Garnavillo, Iowa, for fraudulent and dishonest …