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People Moves: US Premium Finance Hires Malone From AFCO Direct

US Premium Finance, a division of Atlanta-based Ameris Bank, named Alan Malone director of sales and marketing. Malone has more than 30 years of experience in insurance premium finance. He was previously senior vice president and regional sales manager at …

Alphabet’s Waymo Opens Autonomous Ride-Hailing Service to All in Los Angeles

Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday its autonomous ride-hailing service, Waymo One, is now available to everyone in Los Angeles, a sign of rapid growth and adoption of the technology. Waymo had closed a $5.6 billion funding round last month, as …

Plains All American Agrees to Pay $73M to Settle California Oil Spill Lawsuit

Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara, a filing showed on Tuesday. The spill occurred after a pipeline, which ran across California’s coastline, …

Sarah Palin, NY Times Have Explored Settlement, as Judge Sets Defamation Retrial

Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored trying to settle the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate’s closely watched defamation case against the newspaper, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The disclosures came during a phone …

New Hampshire Landscaper to Pay Employees $310K in Wages, Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered a total of $310,193 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Bedford, New Hampshire, landscaper and contractor who underpaid 60 employees. The fund recovery comes following an investigation by the DOL’s …

Inszone Acquires Springbrook Insurance Agency in California

Inszone Insurance Services acquired Springbrook Insurance Agency in San Diego, California. Charlene and John Drapp will be staying on after the transition to Inszone Insurance. Springbrook Insurance Agency offers insurance services with a primary focus on commercial lines and non-profit …

Safeco to Take Personal Lines Renewal Business of Main Street America

Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Insurance has agreed to take the personal lines business of Main Street America, marking the second time in two months that Safeco has stepped in to assume a personal lines book of business from another insurer. Main …

World Insurance Associates Expands in Louisiana, Texas With 5 Acquisitions

World Insurance Associates LLC (“World”), announced today that it acquired the business of five entities with locations across Louisiana and Texas on August 1, 2024. The agencies are The Firm of Louisiana P&C, LLC (Lake Charles), McFatter Insurance Agency, Inc. …

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Curbing Bid-Rigging Prosecutions

The US Supreme Court left intact a ruling that curbs the Justice Department’s ability to use federal antitrust law to prosecute people and companies for bid-rigging, price-fixing and other collusion. The justices, without comment, turned away a Biden administration appeal …

Hub Acquires Texas’ ANCO Insurance

Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the assets of ANCO Insurance Managers, Inc. (ANCO Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Bryan, Texas with six additional offices, ANCO Insurance is one of the largest independent …

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