A Georgia agency says more than 900 drivers were cited for violating the state’s new law prohibiting handling cellphones behind the wheel during its first month. Georgia on July 1 joined more than a dozen states that make it illegal …
Embroker, a digital commercial insurance brokerage, has launched a fully digital directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy, specifically designed for venture capital (VC) backed tech startups. The D&O policy is part of Embroker’s new digital Startup Program, which also includes …
Starr Insurance Companies, one of the largest aviation insurers, has agreed to acquire the renewal rights of Aspen Insurance’s aviation business, which the insurer says is in excess of $50 million in gross written premiums. This follows Aspen’s announcement last …
The insurance industry is responding to the massive blazes across California in a way that goes beyond merely paying claims. More than $30,000 has been collected within the last week to help victims of the dozens of wildfires raging across …
Norman-Spencer Agency Inc. has acquired the business assets of American Insurance Professionals, a nationwide insurance broker based in Phoenix, Ariz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AIP provides errors and omissions insurance, crime insurance, cyber insurance and statutory surety …
While the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is not subject to closure by the state’s Sunset Commission, the insurer is subject to periodic review by the commission as required by the Texas Sunset Act. As it begins its review of TWIA, …
Federal safety officials have cited an Illinois manufacturing company for 18 health and safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $587,564. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited HB Fuller Company – operating as Adhesive Systems …
Benefit Solutions Inc. (BSI) located in Hiawatha, Iowa, has been acquired by Minnesota-based independent insurance agency, North Risk Partners. Greg Dunn, BSI’s co-founder and preceding owner, will continue to head the Hiawatha office and BSI advisors and staff will remain …
Everest Insurance, a subsidiary of Everest Re Group Ltd., has hired Jessica Mann as vice president, commercial surety lead, working in the company’s Houston office. Mann will be responsible for leading Everest’s expansion of Commercial Surety. Mann was most recently …
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who was injured after tripping on a poorly maintained sidewalk can move forward with a lawsuit against the city of Danville. The Champaign News-Gazette reports the state’s high court ruled 7-0 …
