Brazilian Dam Claimants to Take BHP Class Action to English Court of Appeal February 3, 2021 Lawyers for about 200,000 Brazilian claimants, whose multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Anglo-Australian miner BHP over a 2015 dam collapse was...
PGIA in California Names Farrell President, Chima CEO February 2, 2021 San Diego, Calif.-based Partners General Insurance Agency LLC has named Thomas Farrell president. Jas Chima will become CEO (formerly president...
Oregon Proposes Permanent COVID-19 Workplace Rule February 2, 2021 Oregon OSHA is proposing a permanent rule that largely maintains risk-reducing measures required by the current temporary emergency rule to...
Hub International Buys Canada’s John Galon Insurance Services and Galon Management February 2, 2021 Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired John Galon Insurance Services Ltd. and Galon Management Ltd.,...
The Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Afilliates February 2, 2021 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has completed its 100th acquisition by acquiring New York-based Rampart Brokerage Corporation & Affiliates (RBC)....
20 Workers at Alaska Seafood Company Contract COVID-19 February 2, 2021 Multiple crew members on a seafood factory trawler in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska have tested positive for COVID-19, joining...
NTSB Looking at Nevada Highway Truck Crash That Killed 5 February 2, 2021 Federal investigators said they’ll focus on the crash of a box truck that killed five bicyclists on a stretch of...
CRC Group Acquires Assets of Washington D.C.’s Federal Employee Defense Services February 2, 2021 CRC Group, a national wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products, has acquired the assets of Washington D.C.-based Federal Employee Defense...
Sampo Should Sell Holding in Lender Nordea to Focus on Insurance: Activist Investor February 2, 2021 Finnish financial group Sampo should sell its 4.3 billion euro ($5.2 billion) holding in lender Nordea this year and focus...
What NFL’s Game Plan Can Teach America About Handling COVID-19 February 2, 2021 With just days to go before the Super Bowl, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cheerleading the...