Soft P/C Market Flattens Independent Agencies’ Organic Growth in Q2: Reagan Consulting August 5, 2014 Independent insurance agents and brokers reported median organic growth of 5.8 percent for the second quarter of 2014, a weakening...
Oregon Family of DUI Victim Settles with Driver, Restaurants August 5, 2014 A settlement agreement in a Lane County, Ore. drunk driving lawsuit appears to award slightly more than $180,000 to the...
Wildfires Burn Structures, Threaten Homes In California, Oregon, Washington August 5, 2014 Two wildfires that burned or threatened hundreds of homes in Northern California were bearing down on a small town as...
Liberty Mutual Q2 Profit Dips 12.3% August 5, 2014 Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $393 million for the quarter ended June 30,...
Drugmaker Roche Wins Reversal in Accutane Duty to Warn Case August 5, 2014 By David Voreacos and Jef Feeley Roche Holding AG won reversal of a $2.1 million verdict by a New Jersey jury in favor of a California...
Best’s Report Sees M&A Activity for P/C & Reinsurance Focused on Diversification August 5, 2014 A report from A.M. Best concludes that “global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the property/casualty (P/C) and reinsurance industries...
Hilb Group Acquires Martin Agency of Kentucky, Florida August 5, 2014 The Hilb Group has acquired The Martin Agency Inc. (TMAI) with offices in Danville, Kentucky, and Celebration and Ormond Beach,...
Sweden Prepares to Evacuate Thousands of People as Forest Fire Rages August 5, 2014 By Johan Carlstrom and Niklas Magnusson Swedish authorities are preparing to evacuate thousands of people as emergency services struggle to contain the biggest forest fire to...
Argo Group Reports Q2 Net Income of $38.6 Million; $78.8 Million Half Year August 5, 2014 The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. reported net income for the second quarter of 2014 of $38.6 million or...
Hub International Acquires Florida’s Ballard Insurance August 5, 2014 Chicago-based global insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Ballard Insurance Agency, a Melbourne, Florida-based insurance brokerage...