Insurance

CHICAGO – Tyson Foods TSN.N and Cargill CARG.UL said on Tuesday it suspended operations at beef processing plants in Kansas due to a massive snowstorm, disrupting U.S. meat production. Cargill, a major producer of ground beef, said its plant in …

ALKEME, announced the acquisition of Flor Insurance Group, a multi-line independent insurance agency located in El Paso, Texas and serving the entire United States. Founded in 2010, Flor Insurance Group is focused on insurance solutions for commercial trucking insurance with …

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has launched an online tip form where the public can report allegedly illegal conduct related to energy costs during Winter Storm Uri. The tipline, located on the Attorney General’s website (oag.ok.gov), is designed to collect …

Twice within a month, an Illinois roofing contractor — cited previously more than 20 times for violating federal workplace safety regulations — was again found exposing employees to falls as they did residential framing work on houses under construction in …

The Biden administration is reevaluating the climate criteria it uses when approving new liquefied natural gas export facilities in a move that has the potential to stall pending projects as the 2024 election nears. A panel of government officials convened …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota’s lawsuit against major actors in the fossil-fuel industry may proceed in state court. Without comment, the Court denied the petition of defendants ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute, and three Koch Industries entities to …

Oswald Companies announced it has acquired Brieden Consulting Group, an employee benefits agency based in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. The addition of Brieden strengthens Oswald’s existing Michigan presence, which is headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. The Brieden Grosse …

RSA Insurance’s UK Specialty Lines business and Brit Ltd. have announced the launch of a new Project Cargo consortium, called “BUILD.” The consortium, one of the largest in the cargo market globally, is now open for business and offers guaranteed …

Over 100 firefighters battled a blaze last Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was home to the Singer Sewing Machine factory for more than a century. A passerby reported the fire around 5:30 a.m., Mayor J. Christian Bollwage …

King Insurance Partners, an insurance brokerage based in Gainesville, Florida, announced it has acquired Partners Insurance Agency in Gainesville. It’s the latest growth spurt for King, which saw significant expansion in 2023. Sheila Williams is listed as general lines agent …