Tropical System Could Bring Heavy Rains, Flooding to Parts of Florida August 2, 2024 The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased August 2, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the...
Ryan Specialty Builds with US Assure, a Builder’s Risk Specialist, in Jacksonville August 2, 2024 Ryan Specialty, a publicly traded provider of specialty products for insurance agents, brokers and carriers, has agreed to buy US...
Marsh McLennan Agency Completes Acquisition of Illinois’ The Horton Group August 2, 2024 Marsh McLennan Agency, a business of Marsh and a leading provider of business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement &...
Captain in California Scuba Boat Fire Must Pay $32K to Families of 3 of 34 People Killed August 2, 2024 By Stefanie Dazio and Jaimie Ding A scuba dive boat captain was ordered to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the...
J&J MGA Acquires Georgia-Based Strickland General Agency August 2, 2024 Johnson & Johnson, a managing general agency working in 48 states, has acquired Strickland General Agency in Suwanee, Georgia, J&J...
Guy Carpenter: ‘Kitty Cat’ CrowdStrike Outage to Cause $300M-$1B in Insured Losses August 2, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Due to the limited amount of impacted companies with insurance and the deployment of a quick fix to mitigate losses,...
People Moves: Wrigley to Lead DeCotis Commercial Lines Team August 2, 2024 DeCotis Specialty Insurance, headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, named Jessica Wrigley as director of commercial lines. Wrigley’s responsibilities include overseeing...
Midwestern Farmers Who Say Yes to Solar Power Face Neighbors’ Wrath August 2, 2024 By Drew Hutchinson and Daniel Moore When Michigan farmer Clara Ostrander heard about the benefits of hosting a solar energy project, she remembered something her father...
Governor Calls on Flood-Weary Vermonters to ‘Stick Together’ August 2, 2024 By Lisa Rathke, Kathy McCormack and Nick Perry Vermont’s governor said Wednesday that the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery...