Huge Ship That Blocked Suez Canal Will Be Held Until Compensation Deal Is Reached April 9, 2021 By Mirette Magdy Egypt will release the giant container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week once a deal...
China Revives Sale of Dajia Insurance, the Firm Created to Take Over Troubled Anbang April 9, 2021 By Manuel Baigorri and Vinicy Chan China is reviving a sale of Dajia Insurance Group Co., the company that took over most of the operations of...
Hub International Acquires Wessex Financial Inc. in Canada April 9, 2021 Hub International Ltd., a Chicago-based insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Wessex Financial Inc. in Canada. Terms of the...
Suez Canal Blockage Continues to Disrupt Global Trade, Hitting Supply Chains April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a...
Indiana Senate OKs Bill Making Pregnant Worker Accommodations Optional April 9, 2021 By Casey Smith Indiana legislators gave final approval to a bill that won’t require businesses to make accommodations for pregnant workers, despite an...
SEC Warns SPACs Aren’t a Way to Avoid Securities Laws April 9, 2021 By Ben Bain The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has a fresh warning for the booming SPAC market: Blank-check companies aren’t an end-around...
Applied Analytics Isn’t Just for Insurers. Startups Help Claimants Get In On the Action. April 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier Nemo as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog’s...
The Hilb Group Acquires Indiana’s STAR Insurance April 9, 2021 Hilb Group LLC (THG), a property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired...
Industry Watchers Weigh-in on ‘Concerning’ California Workers’ Comp Bills April 8, 2021 By Don Jergler A handful of workers’ compensation bills make their way through state Legislature every year that catch the attention of those...
California FAIR Plan Endorses Bill Expanding Coverage to Farms April 8, 2021 The California FAIR Plan Association is publicly supporting a bill to amend the California Insurance Code to allow the FAIR...