U.K. Financial Services Firms Prepare for Worst in Brexit Trade Talks January 27, 2020 By Sinead Cruise, Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill Britain’s finance sector is losing hope of securing even basic access to European Union markets from Dec. 31, as talk...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Kemper Group January 27, 2020 AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent)...
AssuredPartners Acquires Lundstrom Insurance Agency in Illinois January 27, 2020 AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Lundstrom Insurance Agency Inc. located in Elgin, Illinois. Led by Brett Lundstrom, the agency currently reports...
Cross Named Acting Deputy Commissioner, Supervision at Iowa Insurance Division January 27, 2020 Kim Cross has been promoted to acting deputy commissioner for Supervision at the Iowa Insurance Division, as Jim Armstrong, longtime...
Internet Firms’ Liability Shield on Justice Department Meeting Agenda January 27, 2020 By Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely...
Alliant Names Bubes to West Coast Benefits Team January 27, 2020 Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Steven Bubes vice president on its West Coast employee benefits team. Bubes is based...
Worldwide Facilities Names Carrillo Assistant Vice President in California January 27, 2020 Worldwide Facilities has named Juliet Carrillo assistant vice president and broker in the Los Angeles, Calif., property department. Carrillo has...
Florida Lawmakers Weigh Proposals to Fight Algae Blooms January 27, 2020 By Bobby Caina Calvan The scum of blue-green algae was so thick and invasive in Florida two years ago that it suffocated fish by...
South Carolina Homeowner Claims in Suit Airbnb Guest Threw Party, Trashed Home January 27, 2020 The owner of an island home off South Carolina’s coast is suing Airbnb, claiming it only reimbursed him for a...
Warehouse Explosion Shakes Houston; 2 Killed, 20 Injured January 26, 2020 A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened...