World Insurance Acquires Durfee Buffinton in Massachusetts February 27, 2023 National insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports it acquired the business of Durfee Buffinton Insurance Agency, Inc. of Fall River,...
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Fight Over Consumer Watchdog Agency’s Funding February 27, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure established by Congress...
Cause of Huge Indiana Warehouse Fire Listed February 27, 2023 EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An October fire that left an Evansville warehouse and neighboring buildings in ruins began on the...
People Moves: Robinson Named CEO of Optio; Bogardus Becomes Chief Executive of Everest Re Singapore; Pen Underwriting Promotes Simmonds in Public Sector Division February 27, 2023 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Optio Group, Everest Re, and the MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary...
Plastic Consumption on Track to Nearly Double by 2050: Research February 27, 2023 Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive...
Officials Say Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Deadly Alaska Gym Collapse February 27, 2023 An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month,...
5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada February 27, 2023 All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada,...
Florida Nursing Home Operator Acquitted of Causing Patient Deaths in Hurricane Irma February 27, 2023 A judge on Friday acquitted a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after...
Michigan Judge Rejects Agency’s Bid to Shield Pro-Union Starbucks Workers From Firing February 27, 2023 A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent...
Berkshire Hathaway Reports First Underwriting Loss Since 2017, Drop in GEICO Staffing February 27, 2023 Berkshire Hathaway recorded its first full-year underwriting loss since 2017—but a small one—as strong profits from reinsurance operations were almost...