Insurtech Funding News: $118M for Pie; $30M for Snapsheet March 26, 2021 There have been two notable funding rounds by insurtechs this week. Workers’ compensation provider Pie Insurance has raised $118 million...
City of London Is Realizing that EU Will Limit Access for Financial Services: Lawmaker March 26, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON – There is a growing realization that Britain should not wait for unlikely European Union access for financial services...
Brokerslink Expands in Balkans with Addition of Broker in Bosnia and Herzegovina March 26, 2021 Global broking network, Brokerslink, has further expanded its presence in the Balkan Peninsula with the addition of independent broker Advantis...
Fate of Florida Insurance Reforms Uncertain as Lawmakers Weigh Industry-Backed Bills March 26, 2021 By Amy O'Connor Two bills designed to deal with Florida’s crumbling property insurance market have embarked on divergent paths in the state legislature...
Minnesota Recreational Marijuana Bill Advances in House March 26, 2021 By Mohamed Ibrahim Minnesota lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults and automatically expunge minor convictions related...
North Dakota Seed Company to Pay $225K OSHA Penalty After Employee Injury March 26, 2021 A Fargo, N. D., birdseed production company has reached a settlement with a federal agency that investigated a severe and...
Private Equity Firm CVC Nears Deal to Buy Insurance Arm of National Bank of Greece March 26, 2021 By Sotiris Nikas and Jan-Henrik Förster CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to acquire National Bank of Greece SA’s insurance business after a years-long search...
Update: Allianz to Purchase Aviva Poland for $2.9 Billion, Winning Bidding War March 26, 2021 By Benjamin Robertson Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, is to purchase the Polish operations of Aviva Plc for 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion)....
Gender Pay Gap in Australia Is Worst in Insurance and Finance Industries: Study March 26, 2021 By Rebecca Jones Australia is losing momentum in efforts to bring equality to the workforce, with a new study finding that it will...
South Central People Moves: Texas’ BSBD Group Adds Williamson as VP March 26, 2021 Dallas-based independent retail brokerage firm, Boyd, Shackelford, Barnett & Dixon (BSBD Group). has hired Lad Williamson as vice president of...