Insurance News from July 15, 2020
National News
P/C Insurance Agency M&A Deals Down 12% in First Half of 2020: Optis
There were 288 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first...
International & Reinsurance News
Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster
More than 200,000 Brazilian people and groups will next week kick off a 5 billion-pound...
UK Watchdog Urges Big 4 Accounting Firms to Challenge Clients as Audit Quality Slides
Many Skin Whitening Creams Containing High Levels of Mercury Are Sold Online
West African Coast Re-Emerges as Hotspot for Piracy, Kidnappings: Allianz
Arch Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses Could Hit $225M, Which Include Pandemic Claims
East News
Maryland Auto Executive Director McCurdy Retires, Reflects on 38-Year Career
When Mark McCurdy informed Maryland Auto Insurance's Board of Trustees in July 2019 of...
West News
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Boldt Risk Management Solutions in California
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Los Angeles, Calif.-based Boldt Risk...
Southeast News
West Virginia Reinstates Restrictions on Bars, Large Gatherings Amid Virus Surge
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice moved Monday to close bars in the state's largest...
Texas / South Central News
Estimated 659K Lost Health Coverage in Texas, State with Most Uninsured in U.S.
Job loss stemming from the coronavirus stripped health insurance from an estimated...
Midwest News
Cincinnati Financial Estimates $231M in Cat Losses for Q2
Cincinnati Financial Corp. says its consolidated second-quarter results are expected to...