Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push to users causes harm? Or creating a new regulator to strictly oversee the industry? Those ideas have captured official attention …
A federal jury on Friday awarded more than $25 million to a man who sued the city of Chicago and two police detectives after being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending nearly 23 years in jail. Eddie Bolden was freed …
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to return surplus funds to insured drivers in a Nov. 1 letter written to the nonprofit’s executive director R. Kevin Clinton. According to Whiter, the MCCA had a …
The labor shortage in California has hit the agriculture industry particularly hard, creating a tougher environment all around – including for insurance professionals who deal in that sector. The lack of labor in the Golden State’s agriculture industry further compounds …
UK insurance broker Ardonagh Group has completed its acquisition of the insurance operations of BGC Partners Inc. for $500 million in cash. The deal was first announced in May. Ardonagh has acquired 100% of Ed Broking Group and Besso Insurance, …
Cameras are everywhere these days, a Florida man learned after authorities say he faked the theft of a pricey motorcycle in order to gain an insurance payout. Jeffrey Stephens, 27, was arrested Friday on fraud charges, the Volusia County Sheriff’s …
Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Better Business Planning, Inc., an insurance agency specializing in employee benefits solutions. Terms of the deal were not announced. Based in Itasca, Illinois, Better Business Planning is …
Hylant, a Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage, has launched RoadPilot, a “pay as you go” hired non-owned program designed for the restaurant home food delivery industry. RoadPilot is an app-based technology that drivers install on their phones, according to a statement …
An online shopping tool, GetAQuote.com, is expanding its service to include more homeowners’ insurance offerings in Florida, the company announced. The firm began in Boca Raton, focused on upper-end homes and country club residences, but now wants to reach more …
A Nevada court judge has ordered the city of Las Vegas to pay about $34 million to a developer who has tried for years to build homes on a vacant former golf course in northwest Las Vegas. Clark County District …
