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Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students near San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol said in a preliminary report. Four people were in the Cybertruck …

Fast-growing insurance broker King Risk Partners has acquired The Insurance Center, an independent insurance agency in Warwick, Rhode Island. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1973, The Insurance Center serves individuals, families, and businesses in Warwick and throughout Rhode Island, …

Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion. Andy Barrengos, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Woodruff Sawyer, will operate under the direction of Peter Doyle, head of Gallagher’s …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire San Francisco, California-based Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion. The Woodruff Sawyer team, led by Andy Barrengos, will operate under the direction of Peter Doyle, head of Gallagher’s U.S. …

Safeco Insurance will stop being a brand name in 2026, and Liberty Mutual Insurance will sell all of its personal lines products under the Liberty Mutual name. Safeco has been Liberty Mutual’s brand for the independent agent channel to sell …

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors announced a 6% rate cut for private employees effective July 1, 2025. The reduction follows a 7% rate cut for private employers last year. Ohio’s private employers will pay nearly $60 …

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird last week announced lawsuits against Bitcoin Depot and CoinFlip, Iowa’s two largest cryptocurrency ATM operators, over their failures that allowed Iowans to transfer millions of dollars to scammers through their kiosks. In October 2023, the …

Global cyber insurance provider Coalition announced a new $30 million equity investment from Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a member of MS&AD Insurance Group. The investment anchors a strategic partnership aimed at bringing what San Francisco-based Coalition calls its “Active Insurance” …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Argenta Syndicate Management and Specialty MGA UK. A summary of these new hires follows here. Wilson Named Deputy Chair of Argenta Syndicate Mgmt as Whiter Steps Down Argenta Holdings Ltd., the …

Since starting their beekeeping business southwest of San Antonio in late 2019, the Wheeler family has aimed to produce about 3,000 bee colonies each year, many of which are used to pollinate crops like watermelons and pumpkins. In the last …