A growing number of cities and states want to turn climate change lawsuits against oil companies into the next tobacco or opioid litigation. In principle, that seems like a truly terrible idea. Such lawsuits will likely do even less to …
United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added two new members, JPL Insurance Services of San Diego, and Levoy & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. of Roseville. Both are in California. JPL Insurance Services serves clients in California, Arizona and Nevada. JPL …
Risk Strategies, a privately held, Boston, Mass.-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Chris Powers to lead its employee benefits practice for the Eastern U.S. Previously, Powers oversaw the New England region of the firm’s employee benefits practice. …
The family of a 67-year-old woman who allegedly died after she wandered out of her hospital room and into the basement of Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has filed a $1.075 million lawsuit. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a lawsuit claims …
A small earthquake has rattled a Northern California wine region where a huge wildfire was burning, the United States Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS reported the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 struck at 12:34 p.m. Sunday near the …
A 36-year-old Queens, N.Y., man has been charged with insurance fraud, attempted grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly claiming his McLaren sports car had been stolen and filing a false insurance claim in an attempt to recoup $160,000. In …
Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired R Bruce Inc., which does business as RBI Advisory Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, RBI Advisory Group has provided strategic group …
London-based managing general agent Nexus Group announces the rebranding of Equinox Global Inc. in the U.S. as Nexus Specialty Inc. Nexus said the move will enhance the company’s aim to build both through acquisition and organically to become a leading …
New European Union hubs opened by British-based financial firms to avoid Brexit disruption will be scrutinized next year by the bloc’s markets watchdog to check whether they are gaming licensing requirements. This signals how the bloc will keep up pressure …
Ascot is launching a Management Liability and Financial Institutions group, led by Ryan Becker as executive vice president. The new group will offer a wide range of admitted and non-admitted, primary and excess directors & officers (D&O) and financial institutions …
