Private Equity Again Drove Agency M&As in U.S., Canada in 2018: OPTIS January 29, 2019 Mergers and acquisitions of insurance agents and brokers last year broke several records in 2018, with private equity/hybrid buyers accounting...
Expert Ponders California Wildfire Commission, Other Solutions to State’s Severe Seasons January 29, 2019 By Don Jergler Establishing a California Wildfire Commission is just one idea an expert is tossing out to help the state deal with...
PG&E in California Files for Bankruptcy in Wake of Wildfire Liabilities January 29, 2019 By Subrat Patnaik Power provider PG&E Corp. filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, succumbing to liabilities stemming from wildfires in...
Tinder Settles California Discrimination Suit by Daters 28 And up January 29, 2019 Tinder agreed to settle an age-discrimination lawsuit by users in California older than 28 who claimed they had to pay...
Delaware Contractor Breaks Both Legs in Trench Fall January 29, 2019 The Delaware Department of Transportation says a contractor who fell through a trench on a construction site broke both his...
Eversource Seeks Rate Hike to Cover Storm Damage Costs in Connecticut January 29, 2019 Connecticut’s largest electric utility has asked the state for permission to charge ratepayers for the more than $150 million it...
Four Wounded During New Jersey Candlelight Vigil Shooting January 29, 2019 Police say four girls and women were wounded, one critically, in a shooting during a candlelight vigil in New Jersey...
Accenture Software Now Does What 40,000 Employees Used to Do January 29, 2019 By Jeremy Kahn Accenture Plc, the global consulting firm, will begin selling software and services that it’s already used internally to automate tasks...
Judge Denies Monsanto Bid to Block Certain Evidence from Roundup Trials January 29, 2019 By Tina Bellon A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed pieces of...
Correction: Johnson & Johnson Acquires Assets of Strickland General Agency of Louisiana January 29, 2019 CORRECTION: Insurance Journal would like to clarify its original reporting on this transaction to make clear that Johnson & Johnson...