Generali finalized the acquisition in Portugal of the insurer Seguradoras Unidas and the health services company AdvanceCare from Apollo Global Management Inc. for €600 million (US$670.1 million) Generali paid €510 million (US$570 million) for Seguradoras Unidas and €90 million (US$100.5 …
A southern Missouri city alleges in a lawsuit that a Dairy Farmers of America plant is regularly releasing untreated wastewater into a river. Cabool is seeking $1.2 million in reimbursement, claiming in the suit that it has to spend more …
Hub International Limited (Hub), based in Chicago, has acquired the assets of Briargate Insurance Services Inc. (Briargate Insurance). Based in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Briargate Insurance is an independent agency providing employee benefits, personal and commercial insurance, including life insurance, home, …
Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans to be “particularly vigilant” regarding potential cyber terrorism from Iran, suggesting that heightened tensions with the country have caused an increase in attempted attacks on state agencies. “This is something that everybody in the …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Columbia Grain International for exposing workers to grain-handling hazards after a worker was buried by corn and died in a North Dakota grain bin last summer. The agency is proposing $190,000 in …
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. (Pinnacle) in Bloomington, Illinois, has named Tim Mosler a principal and consulting actuary. Mosler joined Pinnacle in 2014 and has been in the property/casualty insurance industry since 1996. He has been a consultant since 2001, specializing …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) has hired Tara Mitchell as a director. Mitchell will lead IIAT’s technology initiatives to innovate and streamline business practices and bring greater value to IIAT members and the independent agent community. IIAT is …
One80 Intermediaries, a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston and built through acquisitions, officially launched Tuesday, offering placement and in-house binding services for property/casualty, financial lines, personal lines, and medical stop loss risks. One80 Intermediaries is …
Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Brad Lontz senior vice president and chief information officer. Lontz will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day IT operations for CopperPoint’s group of insurance companies: CopperPoint, Pacific Compensation Insurance Co. and Alaska National …
A federal judge is likely to approve a $215 million class-action settlement with thousands of former patients of a campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California who has been accused of sexual abuse and misconduct, The Los Angeles Times …
