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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires RHP General Agency in Texas

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary Risk Placement Services Inc. acquired Houston, Texas-based RHP General Agency Inc. Greg Vanek and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Russell Duffey, head of RPS’ program administration division. …

APCIA: Illinois Bill Significantly Would Have Detrimental Impact

An Illinois bill allowing punitive damages in wrongful death cases will increase already high litigation costs, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Illinois Insurance Association say. The groups issued the following statement in response to HB 219, addressing …

Washington Commissioner Fines Airbnb for Acting as Unauthorized Insurer

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler fined Airbnb $20,000 for acting as an unauthorized insurer in the state. Kreidler also ordered the vacation rental company to obtain a surplus lines insurance policy to continue offering its Host Damage Protection program in …

Florida Insurance Agent Convicted in $6M Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Investors

A federal jury has found a Sarasota insurance agent and financial consultant guilty of defrauding elderly Floridians out of $6 million, money that the victims believed was going to fund a life insurance startup known as FastLife. Phillip Roy Wasserman, …

Property Insurer SageSure Turns ‘Unicorn’ After $250M Funding Round

SageSure became a “unicorn” after the U.S. property insurer raised $250 million in its latest funding round, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. A unicorn is a startup that is valued at or above $1 billion. SageSure’s latest …

Low-Tech Cyber Attacks Took Advantage of Fixable Vulnerabilities in 2022: Coalition

Outdated technology, poor software maintenance, and the dreaded clicking of a malicious link were most to blame for cyber insurance claims experienced by policyholders in 2022, according to a new report from Coalition. “Threat actors are forever looking for targets …

Worker Fatally Injured at Amazon Warehouse in Indiana

A worker died after being injured at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne in an incident that closed the facility for the rest of the day, authorities said. Emergency medical crews were called to an Amazon Fulfillment Center about noon …

4 Killed in Michigan When SUV Crashes Into Highway Bridge Pier

An SUV slammed into a bridge pier along an interstate highway in Detroit, throwing four young men from the vehicle and killing them, state police said. The GMC Yukon was going fast when it hit the pier around 8 p.m. …

Damage from New Mexico Sinkhole Being Assessed

Authorities were assessing the damage after a sinkhole developed on a New Mexico bridge, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians. Los Lunas police said the city’s Main Street bridge over the Rio Grande remained closed due to the sinkhole …

Wells Fargo to Pay $1 Billion in Class-Action Lawsuit

Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a shareholder lawsuit that accused it of making misleading statements about its compliance with federal consent orders following the 2016 scandal involving the opening of unauthorized customer accounts. The …

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