November 16, 2020
The federal government has designated six Louisiana parishes as contiguous natural disaster areas resulting from excessive rain and flooding, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said. The weather occurred April 1 through June 30, Strain said in a news …
November 16, 2020
Three strong typhoons over the past three weeks have killed more than 100 people in the Philippines and damaged farms and infrastructure worth almost 25 billion pesos ($518.5 million), based on reports from its disaster agency. A number of provinces …
November 16, 2020
Jamil Reinery Flores, 39, and Nelly Patricia Turcios, 32, a married couple from Fullerton, Calif., were charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting when a car accident occurred in order to receive an undeserved insurance payout. …
November 16, 2020
Major insurance companies told the UK Supreme Court on Monday that thousands of small companies battered by the coronavirus pandemic were not eligible for business interruption payouts and to suggest differently was “reverse engineering.” On the first day of a …
November 16, 2020
Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of The Vitolo Co. in Seattle, Wash. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mike Vitolo, founder and president of The Vitolo Co., as well as the Vitolo team, will be joining Hub …
November 16, 2020
A Massachusetts septic hauling company has agreed to pay up to $500,000 to settle allegations that it dumped waste into a local town’s sewer system to avoid paying disposal fees. State Attorney General Maura Healey said Friday that as part …
November 16, 2020
Independent insurance agents and their carrier partners face strong headwinds in their efforts to maintain their dominance among distribution channels due to increased competition and evolving consumer expectations, according to new research. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Independent …
November 16, 2020
World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) acquired Danaher-Skewes & Associates Inc. of Manassas, Va., on November 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1963, Danaher-Skewes is an independent insurance agency, serving residents and businesses in Alexandria, Va., …
November 16, 2020
Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as vice president of Employee Benefits Technology & Services, effective November 1, 2020. He will be based out of Philadelphia, Penn. In this role, Parker will …
November 16, 2020
AM Best has assigned the recently-formed excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer, Obsidian Specialty Insurance Company, a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent). Obsidian Specialty is a program fronting carrier serving managing general agents, managing general underwriters and program managers. …