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Elliott Joins GNW-Evergreen Nonprofit Division

Encino, Calif.-based GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services LLC has appointed Teri Elliott as a client advisor in its nonprofit division. Elliott will serve the risk management and insurance needs of nonprofits with 501c3 designation and related organizations. Elliott will guide clients to …

McLarens Young Acquires Washington Oregon Claim Service

McLarens Young International has acquired Washington Oregon Claim Service, a middle market claims adjusting firm in the Pacific Northwest. The acquisition is Atlanta-based MYI’s first step into the U.S. middle market, and will begin to balance its high value commercial …

Ryan Specialty Group Completes Acquisition of Specialist Lloyd’s Insurer

Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG), based in Chicago, has completed the acquisition of specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Group Holdings Limited (Jubilee), the company announced. Jubilee currently operates two active syndicates at Lloyd’s, a managing agency and specialist underwriting distribution and …

Foremost Upgrades Auto Program in Arizona

Foremost Insurance Group has upgraded their enhanced auto program which became available in Arizona in June. The Foremost program features new discounts, increased coverage options and improved online processing features. The Foremost Auto program also now features the following upgrades: …

Washington Workers’ Comp Overhaul Keeps Business Costs Down

A major overhaul of the workers’ compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said Tuesday while disclosing a major rate increase isn’t needed to keep finances stable. The Department of Labor & Industries …

Supermarket Recalls Chicken Sold in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis.-based Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast that may have been undercooked. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the products were sold after Sept. 13 at deli counters in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. …

Five Star Specialty Launches Breakdown Service for Bus, Waste Hauler Vehicles

Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc., and part of Crump Group, Inc., has launched a new breakdown service to buses and waste hauler vehicles insured through 5Star, the exclusive facility for this new service. RoadsideMASTERS …

Texas Car Dealer Convicted in Title Washing Scheme

A federal jury in Texas has convicted a car dealer from Rowlett for ‘title washing,’ a fraudulent process through which a vehicle’s title is corruptly altered to conceal information that should normally be contained on the title, such as a …

Senate Poised to Defeat House Spending, Disaster Aid Bill

With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed spending bill, clearing the way for negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …

Driverless Car Navigates Berlin Streets

It can talk, see, drive and no longer needs a human being to control it by remote. The car of the future — completely computer-controlled — is on the streets of Berlin. All summer, researchers from the city’s Free University …

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