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Ryan Specialty in Discussions to Acquire UK’s Innovisk Capital Partners
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Ryan Specialty in Discussions to Acquire UK’s Innovisk Capital Partners
Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, announced it is in final discussions to acquire Innovisk Capital Partners from Abry Partners and BHMS Investments LP. As a result of the acquisition, Innovisk would become a part of Ryan Specialty …
Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and said it hoped huge legal claims racking up against the U.S.-based company would jolt it into action. Google stopped serving …
Bain-Backed Motor Insurer Esure Draws Interest from Aviva, Allianz
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Bain-Backed Motor Insurer Esure Draws Interest from Aviva, Allianz
Aviva Plc and Allianz SE are among potential bidders for Britain’s home and motor insurance firm Esure Group Plc, according to people familiar with the matter. Sampo Oyj, which owns British general insurer Hastings Group, and Belgium-based Ageas have also …
People Moves: Marsh Promotes Lang, Aronson, Rouse in Placement Strategy; Chubb Expands Merna’s Role to Include Multinational Clients
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
People Moves: Marsh Promotes Lang, Aronson, Rouse in Placement Strategy; Chubb Expands Merna’s Role to Include Multinational Clients
Marsh Makes Global Senior Leadership Appointments Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan, named Christopher Lang as digital leader, Marsh Specialty and Global Placement. In this newly created role, Lang leads Marsh’s digital global insurance placement strategy. Lang has spent the …
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains
Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a year’s worth of rainfall in less than 24 hours. The tragedy has raised questions about whether earlier warnings could have …
Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says
Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state and local governments that have filed lawsuits alleging that its painkiller OxyContin spurred a deadly opioid-addiction crisis in the U.S., …
Abbott, Reckitt Score First Victory in Baby Formula Trial
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Abbott, Reckitt Score First Victory in Baby Formula Trial
Abbott Laboratories and a unit of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc were cleared by a jury over claims they hid risks their premature-infant formulas can cause a bowel disease that severely sickened a baby boy. It was the companies’ first trial …
Companies Are Dropping the D or E From DEI to Avoid Criticism
Insurance Journal | November 1, 2024
Companies Are Dropping the D or E From DEI to Avoid Criticism
After a backlash against DEI programs by conservative activists, a majority of executives in a new survey said that their companies have changed how the initiatives are described with reduced emphasis on racial diversity. Among more than 60 executives, slightly …
Landmark Admin Reports Data Breach, Exposing 800,000 Users’ Information
Insurance Journal | October 31, 2024
Landmark Admin Reports Data Breach, Exposing 800,000 Users’ Information
Landmark Admin filed a notice of data breach last week after detecting suspicious activities on its system in May. Landmark is a Texas-based company that provides third-party administrative solutions for life insurance carriers, Approximately 800,000 users’ data were exposed in …
Texas Pharmacy Owner Sentenced in $41M Health Insurance Fraud
Insurance Journal | October 31, 2024
Texas Pharmacy Owner Sentenced in $41M Health Insurance Fraud
A Dallas pharmacy owner who routinely billed insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams, and scar creams never dispersed to patients was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas …