Ryan Specialty Group and All Risks Finalize Merger September 2, 2020 Specialty insurance brokerages Ryan Specialty Group and All Risks have closed on the merger the two firms into Ryan Specialty...
Florida High Court Rejects Strems Bid to Dissolve Suspension; Contempt Petition Filed September 2, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida attorney accused of causing great public harm through a “vast campaign of unprofessional, unethical, and fraudulent conduct,” by...
Insurers Say They’re Having Trouble Recruiting New Employees September 2, 2020 U.S. insurers want to fill existing positions or expand their staffs over the next year but say they are still...
Bayer Appeals $20.5 Million Roundup Damages Award to California Supreme Court September 2, 2020 By Tom Hals Bayer AG has asked California’s Supreme Court to review a decision awarding $20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the...
Insurance Plays Key Role in Civil Rights Settlements Against Law Enforcement September 2, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place...
Woodruff Sawyer Names O’Regan Vice President in California September 2, 2020 Woodruff Sawyer has named Brian O’Regan vice president in the firm’s private equity and transactional risk group. O’Regan will work...
Lawsuit by Former Black Franchisees Accuses McDonald’s of Racial Discrimination September 2, 2020 By Malathi Nayak McDonald’s Corp. is the subject of a lawsuit by more than 50 Black former franchisees in the U.S. who say...
Insurer Travelers Reports ‘Mini-Tender’ Offer by TRC Capital; Advises Shareholders Reject September 1, 2020 The Travelers Companies reported on Tuesday it has been notified that TRC Capital Investment Corp. has made an unsolicited “mini-tender”...
Colorado Forest Service Launches County-by-County Wildfire Risk Index September 1, 2020 The Colorado State Forest Service has launched a wildland-urban interface risk index. The county-by-county index uses housing density combined with...
TrueNorth Names Mertz Executive VP of Benefits Division September 1, 2020 TrueNorth Companies, a risk management and insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has appointed Benefits principal and practice...