Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Washington, Iowa-based Horak Insurance, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Horak Insurance is a retail property/casualty insurance agency serving commercial and personal lines clients as well as farms in …
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Carbon Underwriting, Canopius Group and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) . A summary of these new hires follows here. Carbon Underwriting Appoints Head of Specialty Carbon Underwriting Ltd., the London-based, managing …
Global regulators, aviation security specialists and manufacturers failed to reach an agreement on a quick technical fix to the problem of GPS spoofing near war zones at a meeting on Thursday [Jan. 25], instead calling for better training of pilots …
The Latin American Association of Insurance Agents has teamed up with the University of South Florida to expand awareness of insurance industry trends, best practices and emerging technology, for students as well as professionals. LAAIA said in a news release …
A Virginia police officer has been denied workers’ compensation benefits for a heart condition despite the state law that his condition is presumed to be work-related. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has ruled that the officer’s public university employer, …
Microsoft Corp. said an account that was compromised by Russia-linked hackers, resulting in a hack of some company emails including senior leaders, didn’t have multifactor authentication enabled. The hackers “tailored their password spray attacks to a limited number of accounts, …
BOXX Insurance, the Toronto-based cyber insurtech and managing general agent, has announced the launch of a cyber risk mitigation solution in collaboration with AXA, aimed at providing crucial support to small businesses. Recognizing the critical need for comprehensive protection against …
Michael Lezynski has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as executive vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division. Based in Red Bank, New Jersey Lezynski will be responsible for growth and expansion in the New Jersey and …
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers met in special session last week and quickly approved job training money and other state incentives to support a plan by Amazon Web Services to spend $10 billion to build two data centers in …
ATLANTA (AP) — A once-prominent labor and employment attorney who fatally shot his wife in 2016 as they rode in an SUV pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison as part …
