The father of a student killed in a mass shooting at a Florida high school is suing the armed officer who stood outside the building as people were massacred within. Meadow Pollack was among the 17 killed on Valentine’s Day …
AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in the state of California. The development of the policy, according to AAIS, was in response to …
Two bills inspired by the 2017 mudslides and fires in California that are designed to help prevent homeowners from being underinsured when disaster strikes passed the Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday. The bills, sponsored by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, …
Indiana-based MJ Insurance has hired Stephanie Jokl as a risk transfer specialist on its commercial insurance and risk management team. Jokl will develop and execute client risk financing and transfer strategies with the risk analysis and client advocacy teams. Most …
A corn grinder began belching flames shortly before a deadly explosion tore through a southern Wisconsin mill last year, federal safety inspectors said. The May 31 blast at the Didion Milling Co. plant in Cambria killed five workers, injured 14 …
Oklahoma has a new vendor for licensing exams for insurance professionals and bail bondsman. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) reported that Prometric will develop and deliver exam content for all of OID’s statewide licensing examinations. Oklahoma requires insurance professionals and …
Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Associated Banc-Corp (Associated) announced its Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting (ABRC) group will acquire Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency Inc. (Anderson), an independent insurance agency based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The transaction is expected to close next month. …
Talks between billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group Corp. and Swiss Re AG about buying a stake in the world’s second-biggest reinsurer have come to a standstill, people familiar with the matter said. The two sides disagree on the price and …
Dozens of insurance companies are now offering discounts to Oklahomans who have built or retrofitted their homes to certain tornado-resilient standards, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. A new law went into effect on April 1 requiring the discounts. Since then, …
Global Marine Insurance Agency (GMIA) in Traverse City, Mich., a specialty marine brokerage and program administrator, has expanded its product offering and leadership team. GMIA is the marine division of Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG). Mark Yearn, RJ Lorenzi and …
