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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said Thursday its wholesale brokerage unit Risk Placement Services Inc. has acquired CCI Surety Inc., a managing general underwriter based in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

Hub International Ltd. on Thursday announced the launch of Hub Fleet Solutions Marketplace, which provides access to products for commercial trucking fleets.

Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday said up to seven major hurricanes may form in an "extraordinary" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season beginning June 1.

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by the container ship Dali has put the potential risks from larger vessels and power blackouts back in the safety spotlight, according to a report published Wednesday by Allianz Commercial, a unit of Allianz SE.

Perhaps borrowing from preschool organization, where pupils are pastel color-coded as a means of tracking and grade classification, Dell Inc. told workers this month it will track the onsite presence of hybrid employees using a number of technologies, including electronic badge swipes, VPN monitoring, and “a rather creepy color-coding system,” according to an exclusive in the tech news outlet The Register.

AssuredPartners Inc. said Thursday it has acquired Tampa, Florida-based agency Italiano Insurance Services Inc.

The city of Uvalde has reached a $2 million settlement with families of the victims of a 2022 mass shooting at a public school in the Texas city, one of their lawyers said Wednesday, ahead of the second anniversary of the massacre.

The U.S. Postal Service must pay $141,307 in lost wages and damages to a probationary letter carrier who alleged an illegal firing for reporting a work-related injury, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday.

American International Group Inc. on Wednesday named Gordon Browne global head of specialty, effective June 11.

AppliedVR, a Van Nuys, California-based immersive therapeutics company, announced Wednesday the release of its RelieVRx virtual reality device designed to treat workers compensation claimants suffering from lower back pain.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges its subsidiaries failed to immediately alert the Securities and Exchange Commission of a cyber intrusion incident, the SEC said on Wednesday.

Specialty broker Risk Strategies Co. said Tuesday it has acquired Silveus Insurance Group Inc., a crop broker based in Warsaw, Indiana.

Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically even for identical injuries due to an international treaty.

First responders in New Jersey would gain counseling and job protections following harrowing on-duty incidents that cause mental anguish under a bill introduced by the state Senate on Monday.

Tony Benedetto, CEO of Preferra, discusses the unique exposures of social workers and the changing liability landscape for behavioral health professionals.

Lockton Caribbean & Central America, the Miami-based wholesale insurance and reinsurance business within Lockton Cos. LLC’s Latin America and Caribbean Insurance Services Series, Tuesday announced the launch of CCA FAB, a food, agriculture and beverage practice focused on the region.

Two California mushroom farms – one of which was the site of a workplace shooting by a disgruntled employee that resulted in the deaths of seven migrant workers – will pay nearly $530,000 in back wages and damages following an investigation for unsafe housing conditions.