Archive: November 2023

Liberty Mutual Records $219M Q3 Net Income
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2023
Liberty Mutual Records $219M Q3 Net Income
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. on Thursday reported third quarter net income of $219 million, reversing a loss of $353 million a year ago during the same time. “Solid underwriting results in our Global Risk Solutions business and the tailwind from …
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Prince Associates
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2023
Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Prince Associates
National specialty broker Risk Strategies has added a Long Island commercial lines agency to its roster. Boston-based Risk Strategies announced its acquisition of Prince Associates, Inc., a multi-line retail independent insurance agency founded in 1964 and based in Hicksville, New …
Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2023
Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for commodity exports just as farmers in the war-battered nation are in the midst of this year’s harvest. A 750-feet iron …
Court Revives Retaliation Claim by Syracuse University Student Who Reported Sexual Assault
Insurance Journal | November 9, 2023
Court Revives Retaliation Claim by Syracuse University Student Who Reported Sexual Assault
Syracuse University must face a claim by a female student who alleges school officials retaliated against her after she filed a sexual assault complaint against a male athlete. A federal district court in September 2022 dismissed Jane Doe’s deliberate indifference, …
Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
Four Minnesota Men Indicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Federal officials have charged four Minnesota men in a multi- million-dollar scheme to transport stolen catalytic converters to buyers in several states. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger in Minneapolis announced the indictments Tuesday. All four men are …
Patriot Growth Acquires Ohio’s Douce James Agency
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
Patriot Growth Acquires Ohio’s Douce James Agency
Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC (Patriot), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing insurance services firms, expanded its presence in Ohio and Pennsylvania with its partnership with the Douce James Agency. This partnership adds additional property and casualty expertise to …
Missouri Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Discrimination Suit
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
Missouri Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Discrimination Suit
Tapco Inc, a manufacturer and molder of farm equipment in Bridgeton, Missouri, agreed to conciliate two federal discrimination charges alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the charges, …
Bank Completes Sale of Eastern Insurance to Gallagher
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
Bank Completes Sale of Eastern Insurance to Gallagher
Eastern Bankshares, Inc., the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, has completed the previously disclosed sale of its insurance operations, which conduct business as Eastern Insurance Group, to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Under the agreement, Gallagher acquired Eastern Insurance …
UK’s Ardonagh Acquires Commercial Broker for SMEs in Switzerland
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
UK’s Ardonagh Acquires Commercial Broker for SMEs in Switzerland
The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, has agreed to acquire ASSEPRO, the largest independent commercial broker for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Switzerland, with operations in Austria and Liechtenstein. Ardonagh will fund the transaction with a …
Whistleblower Says Southern Co. Should Repay $382M for Failed Clean Coal Plant
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2023
Whistleblower Says Southern Co. Should Repay $382M for Failed Clean Coal Plant
(AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal- fueled power plant. Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed …