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Ex-Cafe Manager in Connecticut Ordered to Repay Owner $200K

The former manager of a Connecticut restaurant has been ordered by a judge to repay nearly $200,000 to the eatery’s owner. The Connecticut Post reports that the judge on Thursday ruled that Robert Manere’s explanation that he used the money …

New York Man Charged With More Than $15K in Workers’ Comp Fraud

A New York man has been arrested on charges that he defrauded the workers’ compensation system by claiming he was out of work due to an injury while continuing to work at his family business. Jeffrey Smalt of Bath, N.Y., …

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts Acquires Assets of Rodman Insurance Agency

Brown & Brown of Massachusetts LLC has acquired substantially all of the assets of Rodman Insurance Agency. With roots dating back to 1935, Rodman Insurance Agency specializes in providing property and casualty insurance products and services to commercial customers in …

Former AIG Employees Win UK Court Ruling over $100M in Back Bonuses

A group of former employees at American International Group Inc. won a U.K. court ruling that may pave the way for them to be paid $100 million in bonuses dating back to the financial crisis. The 23 former traders, analysts …

JLT Re Acquires JLT March Re in Spain, Launches JLT Re Iberia

JLT Re, the global reinsurance broker and consultant, announced the launch of JLT Re Iberia, which follows the acquisition of JLT March Re, the fourth largest Spanish insurance broker, from financial group Banca March. Previously, the two companies operated JLT …

Brexit Negotiators Work Through Night to Reach Deal, Entering `Endgame’

Brexit negotiators are working through the night in an effort to reach a deal, but the final stage of the talks is proving “immensely difficult,” U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said. “The negotiations for our departure are now in the …

Lloyd’s Officially Opens Its EU Headquarters, Lloyd’s Brussels

Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance market, officially opened Lloyd’s Brussels, its post-Brexit headquarters in the European Union. Lloyd’s Brussels is Lloyd’s first Europe-wide operation and will bring Lloyd’s expertise closer to its customers and partners in Europe, Lloyd’s said in …

Marsh Forms Specialty Business, ‘Marsh-JLT Specialty;’ Names Executive Team

Marsh announced the formation of Marsh-JLT Specialty, a new specialty business within Marsh that will combine the specialty teams of Marsh and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT), effective upon the closing of the purchase of JLT by Marsh’s parent …

Resource Alliance of Georgia Merges with Higginbotham, Enters P&C Market

Resource Alliance, a human resources and employee benefits firm serving Georgia’s multifamily residential industry, has merged its operations with Higginbotham, an insurance and financial services firm serving midmarket companies. Resource Alliance will draw on Higginbotham’s capabilities to expand its services …

Florida Approves 13.8% Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease

A revised workers compensation rate filing for a 13.8 percent decrease by the National Council on Compensation Insurance has been approved by Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier. The amended filing to NCCI’s August rate request of 13. 4 percent was …

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