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District of Columbia’s Howard & Hoffman Agency Merges With Ensurise
Agency partnership organization Ensurise announced the merger of the Washington. D.C.-based independent insurance agency Howard & Hoffman, Inc. The merger with Howard & Hoffman, which became effective June 1, 2022, expands Ensurise’s operations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Howard …
Read More German Insurtech wefox Raises $400M, Increasing Valuation to $4.5B
Berlin insurtech wefox reports it has closed a Series D funding round of US$400 million and increased its valuation to US$4.5 billion. The round included both equity and debt. Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Co. led the equity portion …
Read More WTW Acquires Climate Risk Analytics Firm Butterwire
Insurance broker WTW reported its acquisition of Butterwire, a provider of data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, the financial analytics company will become a part of WTW’s Climate and Resilience Hub. Terms were not …
Read More Consumers See Inflation Picking Up in Year Ahead but Moderating Over Longer Term
U.S. consumers see inflation rising further in the year ahead but expect a more moderate pace over the longer term in a signal that inflation expectations – a key dynamic being closely watched by Federal Reserve officials – remain reasonably …
Read More Acrisure Buys Naming Rights of Pittsburgh Steelers Home Field
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based fintech Acrisure has purchased the naming rights of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home field, which will be known as Acrisure Stadium. No financial terms for the 15-year deal were announced. Acrisure will take over the name rights immediately. …
Read More British Regulator Moves to Reform Standards for Corporate Financial Reporting
Starting in January 2024, company directors will have to give investors stronger reassurance that annual reports are free of fraud after collapses at retailer BHS and builder Carillion, Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Tuesday. The British government said in May …
Read More Court Says Health Care Workers Suing Maine Governor Must Reveal Identities
Nine health care workers who sued Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills over the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate have until Money to reveal their identities. The workers have so far remained anonymous, but on Thursday, a federal appeals court in Boston …
Read More Officials Investigating Recent Vandalism, Fires at Maryland Churches
Investigations are underway into several weekend incidents of apparent arson and vandalism at churches in Maryland, authorities said. Montgomery County authorities said the incidents took place at three churches of different denominations a short distance away from each other in …
Read More Yosemite Wildfire Growing as California’s Wildfire Season Develops
A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park more than doubled in size in a day, and firefighters were working in difficult terrain Sunday to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town as …
Read More People Moves: BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Post in Spain; Catalina Appoints New CEOs in Asia and U.S.
BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Engagement Post in Spain Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Eduardo Guinea has joined the organization as head of customer and broker engagement in Spain. He will be based in Madrid. Guinea comes to …
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