Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Gallagher Acquires New York’s Hughes Insurance Agency

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency, Inc. From it headquarters in Queensbury and an office in Albany, Hughes serves the Glens Falls, Lake George Saratoga Springs corridor, as …

New York Contractor Faces $522K in OSHA Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Huntington, New York contractor could have prevented a roofer’s fatal fall at a Glen Cove worksite in April by following legally required safeguards designed to prevent falls. The Occupational Safety and Health …

Inszone Acquires Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico

Inszone Insurance Services acquired Letherer Insurance Consultants in New Mexico. Letherer Insurance Consultants specializes in professional liability coverage for attorneys, dentists, doctors and accountants. Sacramento, California-based Inszone is an insurance brokerage that provides property/casualty insurance and employee benefits.

Bill Cosby Accuser Files New Lawsuit Under Expiring New York Survivors Law

A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse …

Intentional Investment in People, Culture Key Values at Crest Insurance

Crest Insurance Group offers its employees the freedom to succeed. “Our entrepreneurial structure enables teams and individuals to achieve higher levels of success than they would achieve in a more highly structured or rigid corporate culture,” wrote one nominating employee. …

People Moves: Idoux Named Lockton Dunning President; Sanford Joins Alliant in Houston

Lockton Dunning Promotes Idoux to President Lockton Dunning, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., named Steve Idoux president. Current president Bruce Sammis is retiring from the top leadership post at the end of 2023 after nearly 20 years of service. Idoux …

Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Placed Into Liquidation

Cameron Mutual Insurance Company has been placed into court-supervised liquidation effective December 1, 2023, the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced. Chlora Lindley-Myers, Director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance has been named liquidator of Cameron …

Best Agency to Work For – Silver Midwest: Powers Insurance & Risk Management

As a multi-year winner of Insurance Journal’s Best Agency to Work For award, J.D. Powers of Powers Insurance & Risk Management doesn’t lose sight of what the honor represents to the St. Louis, Missouri-based company. “The fact that it’s not …

X Corp. Loses Fight to End FTC Privacy Oversight

X Corp. failed to persuade a federal judge to curb the US Federal Trade Commission’s close watch over the social media platform’s data privacy policies and block the agency from questioning company owner Elon Musk. US Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson …

Best Agency to Work For – Silver South Central: CoVerica Insurance

At CoVerica Insurance, employees live by four precepts: Die to self (i.e., set aside your pride, biases, prejudices and personal history); Actions sought to support the best interests of all involved; Do the right things for the right reasons; and …