How Uber Plans to Transform the Long-Haul Trucking Business October 5, 2016 By Julia Love and Heather Somerville With its recent acquisition of self-driving truck startup Otto, Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting its entry into the long-haul trucking...
Prospect General Launches Real Estate Investor Insurance Program October 5, 2016 By Amy O'Connor Prospect General, a program administrator based in La Jolla, Calif., has launch a real estate investor insurance program. The coverage...
Marsh & McLennan Acquires Florida-Based Vero Insurance October 5, 2016 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Vero Insurance, Inc., a Vero...
Aon Launches Enterprise-Wide Cyber Coverage Targeting All Industries October 5, 2016 Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has introduced Aon Cyber Enterprise Solution, a property/casualty and...
Cunningham to Lead Florida-Based SLB Insurance’s New Environmental Division October 5, 2016 SLB Insurance Group of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has hired Jeffrey Cunningham to lead its new Environmental Insurance division. Cunningham started...
RIC in California Taps Clansen and Kaneko for Senior Vice President Roles October 4, 2016 Santa Rosa, Calif.-based RIC Insurance General Agency has named Tom Clansen senior vice president the firm’s commercial lines brokerage and...
Hub Acquires California-Based Sweet & Baker Insurance Brokers October 4, 2016 Hub International Ltd. has acquired San Francisco, Calif.-based Sweet & Baker Insurance Brokers Inc. Terms of the deal were not...
Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy October 4, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode...
State Farm Reminds Alabama Drivers to Watch Out for Deer October 4, 2016 Alabama motorists are getting a costly reminder to look out for deer while driving. State Farm, Alabama’s largest auto insurer,...
Houston Machinery Rebuilder Fined $155K for Workplace Hazards October 4, 2016 A machinery rebuilding company in Houston was cited by federal safety regulators on Sept. 28 for exposing employees to workplace...