Hub Acquires Pacific Northwest Insurance in Washington March 8, 2022 Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Pacific Northwest Insurance Inc. in Kirkland, Washington. Robert James, principal of PNI, and...
Climate Experts Say Much of Northwest May Stay Drought-Stricken March 8, 2022 Climate experts from Oregon, Washington and Idaho say most of the Northwest remains locked in drought and that the region...
U.S. Broker Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire UK’s Global Risk Partners Ltd. March 8, 2022 U.S. broker Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners (GRP) from its private...
Zywave Agrees to $11 Million Fund to Settle ITC Data Breach Lawsuit March 8, 2022 Insurance technology provider Zywave has agreed to offer an $11 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a...
UK’s Specialist Risk Group Becomes Member of Worldwide Broker Network March 8, 2022 The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the global network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, announced that Specialist Risk...
Gallagher Launches Insurance Business in Dubai International Financial Centre March 8, 2022 Insurance broker Gallagher has launched a new business in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to support clients across the...
North Dakota Farmer Pleads Not Guilty to Insurance Fraud March 8, 2022 A central North Dakota farmer has pleaded not guilty to crop insurance fraud. Kent Pfaff, 58, of the Washburn area,...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. March 8, 2022 AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “bbb” (Good) and affirmed the...
Texas Supreme Court: Anti-Indemnity Act Doesn’t Cover Crane Operator March 8, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (TWCA) provision for what constitutes an employee does not...
Miss. Supreme Court: No Sanctions for Insurer that Fought Septic Tank Order March 8, 2022 In a workers’ compensation case that has been called “highly unusual,” Employers Insurance Co. of Wausau has avoided having to...