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Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Pair of Louisiana Agencies
Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of Marsh, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisitions of two Louisiana-based middle-market agencies, Querbes & Nelson (Q&N) and Louisiana Companies. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. With the closing of …
Read More Family of Man Who Died After Being Punched by Detroit Police Sues for $50M
DETROIT (AP) — The family of a 70-year-old man who died after a Detroit police officer punched him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground, is suing the former officer and the city of Detroit, seeking $50 …
Read More FTI Consulting Acquires Madison Group Actuarial Firm
A global risk advisory firm has beefed up its actuarial muscle with the acquisition of Madison Consulting Group, based in Madison, Georgia, and Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. FTI Consulting, which recently released its own annual report on mergers and acquisitions in …
Read More Georgia’s Largest County Still Repairing Damage from January Cyberattack
Georgia’s largest county is still repairing damage inflicted on its government a month ago by hackers who shut down office phone lines, left clerks unable to issue vehicle registrations or marriage licenses and threatened to publicly release sensitive data they …
Read More Maui County Officials Select Final Disposal Site For Debris From Lahaina Wildfire
Hawaii officials plan to send debris and ash from the August wildfire that destroyed Lahaina town to Maui’s central landfill. Maui County officials said Wednesday that they picked the permanent disposal site in Kahului over two others that are closer …
Read More A Plan Takes Shape in Rural California to Provide Farm Workers Shade From Dangerous Heat
When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But …
Read More Medical Groups Urge Alabama Supreme Court to Revisit Frozen Embryo Ruling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Groups representing Alabama doctors and hospitals urged the state Supreme Court on Friday to revisit a decision equating frozen embryos to children, saying the ruling is blocking fertility treatments and harming the medical community. The Medical …
Read More Car Strikes Truck, Sends it Dangling Off Bridge in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic, Louisville Mayor Craig …
Read More Apple Hit With $2B EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal
Brussels fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) on Monday, the iPhone maker’s first ever EU antitrust penalty, for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store. The European Commission’s decision …
Read More AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of ClearPath Following Merger With Harford
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of ClearPath Insurance Co., which does business as ClearPath Specialty and …
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