Tulsa Man Who Assaulted Insurance Adjuster Gets Life Sentence February 23, 2017 A Tulsa, Okla., man who filed a bogus insurance claim and assaulted an insurance adjuster has been sentenced to life...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Kelly Financial February 23, 2017 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Madison, Wisconsin-based Kelly Financial Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...
Officials Team Up to Fight Opioid Crisis in Vermont Community February 23, 2017 Burlington, Vt., officials and community partners are teaming up to combat a spike in opioid-related deaths. Vermont saw a 38...
Con Ed to Pay $153M to Settle New York City Explosion Charges February 23, 2017 Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay $153 million to settle charges over a 2014 gas explosion in East Harlem that...
How Supreme Court Just Made Things Easier for Patent Infringers February 23, 2017 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court made it easier on Wednesday for U.S. manufacturers to infringe patents held by competitors by manufacturing all...
Maine Lawmaker Wants to Block Car Insurance Hikes Based on Age February 23, 2017 A Maine state senator is looking to protect senior citizens in the state from having car insurance rates go up...
Canadian Broker Network Names Robinson as Chairman, Succeeding Miller February 23, 2017 Canadian Broker Network (CBN), Canada’s network of independent insurance brokers, has appointed Mike Robinson, president and CEO, PBL Insurance Ltd.,...
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits February 23, 2017 By Sophie Quinton As more and more Americans hold nontraditional jobs that don’t have benefits attached — think freelance graphic designers or Uber...
AXA Chief Rules Out Major Acquisitions Such as Generali February 23, 2017 By Maya Nikolaeva and Matthieu Protard AXA has reached a “critical size” and is ruling out major acquisitions such as Italy’s Generali, the French insurer’s chief...
Investments in Insurtech Expected to ‘Keep Booming’ in 2017: KPMG Report February 23, 2017 By L.S. Howard Investor interest in insurtech is expected “to remain hot across all regions of the world” during 2017, following strong growth...