Settlement in Oregon Suit Alleging Deputy Pinned Black Child December 17, 2021 Clackamas County, Oregon has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s...
Grand Jury Charges Oil Company in California Spill December 17, 2021 A Los Angeles federal grand jury charged an oil company and two subsidiaries for an oil spill off the California...
AM Best Upgrades Ratings of Canada’s Co-operators General and Sovereign General December 17, 2021 Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer...
Business Moves: PointeNorth Acquires AIE; United to Sell Personal Lines December 17, 2021 PointeNorth Insurance Group, a regional agency, has acquired Alabama Insurance Exchange, based in Birmingham, the company said in a news...
EXOR, Again, Agrees to Sell PartnerRe to France’s Covéa for $9 Billion (€7.8 Billion) December 17, 2021 French mutual insurer Covéa and EXOR, a holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, have officially agreed to a delayed...
People Moves: New Hires at Alliant, TMPAA, Risk Strategies December 17, 2021 Alliant Insurance Services Hires Bixby, Leavitt as Senior Vice Presidents Alliant Insurance Services hired Doug Bixby senior vice president. In...
New York Contractor Faces $374K in Penalties After Fatal Worker Fall December 17, 2021 A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York, construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use...
People Moves: Aon Recruits WTW’s James as Chief Broking Officer, Commercial Risk UK; Allianz’ Strong to WTW as Head of Environmental; AGCS Promotes Yee for TMT December 17, 2021 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon, Willis Towers Watson and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)....
Bayer Faces Billion-Dollar Class Action Suit in Germany Over Monsanto Takeover December 17, 2021 BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto,...
Canada’s Desjardins Group Reaches Settlement Over Massive Data Breach in 2019 December 17, 2021 Canada’s Desjardins Group said on Thursday it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit tied to a massive...