Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired RiskPro Global Partners, a full-service property/casualty and employee benefits firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2017 by long …
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Otis-Magie Insurance Agency Inc., a privately owned independent agency headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With origins dating back to …
The Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame has inducted nine new members. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a group of insurance, consumers and government organizations, reported the following inductees: Burning desire. Two firefighters died when a brick wall fell on them …
A senior U.S. intelligence official warned on Tuesday that Chinese cyber activity in the United States had risen in recent months, and the targeting of critical infrastructure in such operations suggested an attempt to lay the groundwork for future disruptive …
They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them. They are online sleuths who know how to find people, and they have been putting their skills to use in the aftermath of California’s …
Today’s insurance labor market is colored by the rapid graying of the workforce. The industry’s growing retirement rate and burgeoning skills and knowledge gap are creating a candidate-driven market. As many positions held by long-tenured professionals continue to go unfilled, …
A measure that would have given condominium owners two extra years to comply with a Honolulu fire safety law has been deemed lost. The Honolulu City Council failed this week to acquire enough votes to override Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s veto …
Attorneys for a wrong-way driver say an Arizona Department of Public Safety sergeant is responsible for a crash that injured the driver and the sergeant. Patricia Carvalho is facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated DUI and endangerment. The Los Ranchos, …
With Alaska’s history of earthquakes, you might assume most homeowners have earthquake insurance. That’s not the case, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Only about 15 percent of Alaska homeowners buy earthquake insurance, according to an estimate provided by Lori Wing-Heier, …
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tom Rowley as senior vice president, North American Property, and named Matt Harvey as senior vice president, International Property. Both will sit within the Property & Casualty Centre of Excellence (CoE), which is responsible for …
