May 8, 2024
Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on wages. The …
May 8, 2024
Wildfire Defense Insurance Services is offering a $20 million excess and surplus commercial property coverage for E&S risks in wildfire prone areas of California. The coverage is for total insured value up to $20 million. WDIS offers E&S commercial property …
May 7, 2024
The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations to help them offset the impact of a drought that’s been driven by the El Niño weather pattern, its director general said. …
May 7, 2024
The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a local government Friday in a dispute over sending a drone to take pictures of a rural salvage yard without permission. Liberal and conservative groups closely watched the case, even joining …
May 7, 2024
Casper Specialty UK Ltd., the casualty-focused MGA and independent sister company to the broker Miller, announced it had secured two new capacity providers, as it enters its second year of trading. Chaucer and TMK have joined Argenta to provide additional …
May 7, 2024
Higginbotham announced it has acquired Barnard Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. Family owned and operated since 1931, Barnard is an independent agency with services that include personal, life and health, and commercial coverage. Barnard specializes in oil and gas …
May 7, 2024
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.announced the pricing of its secondary offering of 4,400,000 shares being offered by The Westaim Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Westaim HIIG GP Inc. (the “Selling Stockholder”) at $36.50. In connection with the offering, the Selling …
May 7, 2024
The leader of one of the most prolific ransomware gangs was indicted and sanctioned by the US government on Tuesday, the latest effort by law enforcement authorities to crack down on rampant cybercrime. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a 31-year-old Russian national, …
May 7, 2024
LIVINGSTON — Clinton Jones looked across the emergency shelter Friday. His children were going stir crazy. His wife, Samantha, and mother-in-law, Lee Farrell, were making the best of the cots and blankets they received from the Red Cross. The 27-year-old’s …
May 7, 2024
Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based insurance broker and fintech specialist, announced it has completed two acquisitions, expanding its southern England region, which is managed by Sutton Winson, Acrisure’s largest UK acquisition to date. Financial details of the two deals were …