Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has completed the $3.25 billion acquisition of nearly all of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc. Together with Gallagher’s existing reinsurance operations, the combined businesses will trade as Gallagher …
When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country, some saw it as a sign of the times. “Yes, …
Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities, according to a labor group calling on the federal government to investigate the company. Of the almost 20,000 employees the …
The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the comment period on its sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule by 45 days as it seeks feedback from various stakeholders including private employers on whether a recently issued emergency temporary standard should become a …
A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system, as she considers whether to overturn a ruling that shielded the Sacklers from liability over the opioid epidemic. U.S. District …
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired D.E.P. Insurance Services Inc. in Huntington Beach, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. D.E.P. Insurance Services is owned by Don Phoenix, and has been in business since 2001. The firm specializes in …
New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in New York City, citing the retailer’s alleged rollbacks of COVID-19 safety measures that were …
Indianapolis Public Schools has become the latest Indiana school district to join a lawsuit that accuses e-cigarette giant Juul Labs of marketing its vaping products to young people. IPS is one of hundreds of U.S. school districts, including 10 others …
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average worker’s compensation premium rate for hours worked in 2022. “A modest hike is needed because of the rising costs to provide workers’ compensation coverage. It’s the …
Brightway Insurance opened of 12 new franchise locations in October and November, with new locations in Nevada and California. Richard Hancock opened Brightway, The Hancock Agency in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first of the franchise’s units in that state. The …
