Battle Over Property Claims and Litigation in Texas Set to Continue in 2017 December 19, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones If a Dec. 1, 2016, hearing is any indication, Texas lawmakers will be encouraged in the coming legĀislative session to...
Canada’s Fairfax to Buy Switzerland’s Allied World for $4.9B in Cash, Stock December 19, 2016 By Katia Dmitrieva, Matthew Monks and Scott Deveau Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Canadian investment and insurance company, agreed to buy Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion...
Brexit Opportunities, More M&A: Clyde & Co.’s 2017 Predictions, Part 1 December 19, 2016 By L.S. Howard M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global re/insurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from...
Brentwood Services Administrators Promotes Saldana in Tennessee December 19, 2016 Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Nick Saldana to the position of claim representative II...
West Virginia AG Sues Pharmacy for Role in Fueling State’s Opioid Crisis December 19, 2016 West Virginia’s attorney general has sued a pharmacy in Boone County, alleging it provided too many highly addictive painkillers over...
Restoration Company Suing West Virginia’s New Gov Over Unpaid Flood Cleanup Bills December 19, 2016 West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice’s businesses are being sued by a flood restoration company for unpaid bills, after cleanup crews...
Nodak Mutual Seeking to Convert to a Stock Company December 19, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A North Dakota mutual insurer with ties to the Farm Bureau is awaiting a decision from the state insurance commissioner...
Council Bluffs, Iowa Races to Improve Levees in Advance of FEMA Deadline December 19, 2016 By Tim Rohwer Improvements to the Council Bluffs, Iowa, levee system are continuing as city officials hope to beat federal government action that...
People – Midwest December 19, 2016 Gary J. Gruber has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Great American Insurance Co., effective Jan. 1,...
Experts: Pilot of Crashed Texas Balloon on 10 Different Prescription Meds December 19, 2016 The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas in July took medications that should have precluded him...