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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Maryland’s The Novick Group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Rockville, Md.-based The Novick Group Inc. Founded in 1987, The Novick Group is a retail property and casualty broker focused on providing insurance products and services to nonprofits and association clients throughout the …

Nexus Buys Specialist Financial and Professional Lines MGA, Plus Risk Ltd.

Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group has acquired Plus Risk Ltd. (PRL), a London-based financial and professional lines MGA, providing management liability and niche professional indemnity insurance. Founded in 2017, PRL’s underwriting team is comprised of James Rasmussen and …

Tropical Storm Erich Forms, Expected to Become Hurricane as It Heads Toward Hawaii

Tropical Storm Erich has formed in the Pacific far off the western coast of Mexico and is predicted to become a hurricane by Monday night as it moves over open waters on a path that could take it near the …

AXA XL Appoints 3 Senior Executives to London Reinsurance Team

AXA XL announced three senior appointments to its London Reinsurance team, with the promotion of Megan Kempe, coupled with the additions of Nick Pascall and Conor Gaffney. Kempe has been promoted to head of US Property London, effective Sept. 1. …

Risk Strategies Acquires Connecticut’s Gerard B. Tracy Associates

Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has added to its employee benefits practice with the acquisition of Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. Based in Fairfield, Conn., Gerard B. Tracy Associates Inc. was founded in …

Massachusetts Governor to Seek Disaster Declaration for Cape Cod Tornado

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he’ll seek a federal disaster declaration to support cleanup and recovery efforts on Cape Cod after a tornado and high winds caused extensive damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands. The Republican on …

OSHA Fines Virginia Shipbuilder More Than $13K for Safety Violation

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Newport News Shipbuilding more than $13,000 for a safety violation after investigating the death of an employee. However, the violation was unrelated to the death. The Daily Press of Newport News reports …

CFC Underwriting Taps Francis from Aon/Stroz Friedberg as Cyber Claims Director

CFC Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced the appointment of Roger Francis as Cyber Claims director. Francis will lead CFC’s cyber claims and incident response organization, as well as oversee CFC’s cyber risk management …

Ohio State Hit With More Suits by Ex-Athletes Over Sex Abuse by Team Doc

More former football players and other ex-athletes are suing Ohio State University over allegations that they were sexual assaulted by a university doctor during exams decades ago. Like at least a six other pending federal lawsuits, the case filed Monday …

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Names McCarty New Chief Strategy Officer

Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Lori McCarty as chief strategy officer (CSO). McCarty brings more than 25 years of financial services experience at both small and Fortune 500 and 100 companies. McCarty joins Holmes Murphy with a breadth of …