Global specialty insurer StarStone has appointed Rod O’Malley as of head of cargo in London. O’Malley is joining StarStone in from XL Catlin, where he most recently served as head of the UK cargo team and senior class underwriter. He …
National professional liability and management liability wholesale brokerage, Founders Professional, has added Adrienne Porter to its Miscellaneous Professional Liability team. Porter will be joining the team in St. Petersburg, Fla., as a broker and will assist Founders’ retail partners in …
A mainland Miami neighborhood prone to regular flooding from high tides and storms could be relocated amid preparations for rising seas under one scenario being studied by local officials. Government officials in South Florida are looking at redesigning the Shorecrest …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature. After the original legislation fell apart on the final day of the regular session last month, the chambers approved the …
J.M. Wilson has acquired assets from Klinger Associates Inc., an Indianapolis-based wholesale insurance broker. The acquisition will allow J.M. Wilson to increase its brokerage business. The J.M. Wilson brokerage department has over 50 combined years of experience. J.M. Wilson is …
Walmart and other major corporations are asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by the Cherokee Nation, which argues that the companies have not done enough to stop prescription opioid abuse. The Oklahoma-based tribe filed the …
A Claremore, Okla.-based manufacturer of sucker rods and accessories for the oil and gas industry will pay $106,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the …
Don’t miss out on your chance to become one of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies. Extended Deadline Now: June 19 Insurance Journal will publish its annual list of the Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies in its August …
An effort to limit civil damages in lawsuits and give the Arkansas Legislature control over court rules was already shaping up to be one of the biggest and expensive campaigns in next year’s election. A competing measure the state Bar …
A federal jury in East St. Louis, Ill., has awarded $15 million to a 10-year-old boy whose mother blamed his birth defect on AbbVie Inc.’s bipolar disorder drug Depakote that she took while pregnant, in the latest trial among hundreds …
