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First MainStreet Adds 4 Partner Agencies

First MainStreet Insurance L.C. has announced addition of four new partner agencies. Borchardt Agency joined the platform on January 1st. Justin Borchardt, a third-generation insurance owner, has partnered with FMSI and TrueNorth to further fuel the impressive growth of his …

First Chicago Insurance Group’s Credit Ratings Upgraded to Positive Outlook by AM Best

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B (Fair) and the Long-Term ICRs of “bb” (Fair) of First Chicago Insurance Company …

Hub Acquires Missouri’s Yavitz Insurance

Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of Yavitz Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Yavitz Insurance is a privately-owned insurance agency providing comprehensive commercial and personal insurance solutions …

Hub Acquires Indiana’s Mayfield

Hub International announced that it has acquired the assets of Mayfield Insurance, Inc. (Mayfield Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Mooresville, Indiana, Mayfield Insurance is an independent insurance agency offering comprehensive commercial and personal insurance, including …

Wisconsin Couple Sues Over Son’s Death Linked to $500 Surge in Asthma Meds

A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn’t afford a sudden $500 spike in his asthma medication. Shanon and William Schmidtknecht, of Poynette, filed their lawsuit in federal …

Hub Acquires Indiana’s The Rocchio Agency

Hub announced that it has acquired the assets of John L. Kiley Agency, Inc. dba DAR The Rocchio Agency (The Rocchio Agency). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, The Rocchio Agency is an independent insurance …

3 Children Die in Suburban Detroit House Fire Where No Smoke Alarms Were Found

Three children died in a weekend house fire in suburban Detroit, authorities said. The siblings, a 16-year-old girl and two boys ages 15 and 12, could not escape the fire Sunday night, said Byron Turnquist, fire marshal in West Bloomfield …

Hub Acquires Missouri-Based Lindenwood Agency

Hub announced that it has acquired the assets of Lindenwood Agency, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Charles, Missouri, Lindenwood Agency is one of the largest independent insurance agencies in St. Charles and has been …

Lawsuit Blames Deaths on Ohio Train Derailment

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was announced on Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation. On …

People Moves: DOXA Expands Executive Leadership Team; JM Wilson Promotes Boles to Senior Personal Lines Underwriter

DOXA Expands Executive Leadership Team DOXA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hired five new executive leadership team members. Matt Bishop joined the team as head of operating entities and business verticals. He has nearly 20 years of insurance leadership experience, …

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