News Center
News Archives - Insurance Journal
Michigan Auto Industry Faces ‘a Critical Time,’ Report Says
Michigan needs to confront risks to its $348 billion piece of the global automotive industry this year and move decisively toward keeping jobs, engineering and production in the state. That message comes from Glenn Stevens, executive director of statewide industry …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 5:40 PM |
People Moves: Rockford Mutual Announces Leadership Transition
Rockford Mutual Insurance Company announced CFO Mark McWethy has decided to retire effective June 30, 2026. McWethy will continue to serve the company in an advisory capacity alongside two significant leaders being promoted into their new roles. Effective immediately, Tiffany …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 5:27 PM |
Texas Staffing Agency to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit
Peak Performers, incorporated as St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Services of Texas, Inc., an Austin-based staffing agency providing staffing and recruitment services for workers with disabilities, agreed to pay $160,000 to a disabled former employee and institute significant reforms to …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 4:53 PM |
Texas Medical Marijuana Industry Sprouts New Businesses, Patients
After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’ medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and more Texans enrolling in the program this year. In September, Texas officially rolled out the …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 4:48 PM |
Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
Alliant Insurance Services is the latest to join a group of brokers suing new competitor Howden US over what it calls Howden’s “smash-and-grab” strategy to take teams from other brokers. The suit also names three former employees—Jessie Guerrero, Christina Murphy, …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 4:22 PM |
Companies Work to Handle Safety Challenges of New Venezuelan Oil Exports: Sources
Oil companies aiming to participate in new exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro are in hasty discussions to find tankers and put together operations to transfer the crude safely from vessels and …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 3:36 PM |
Business Moves: Nexus Acquires Medical Tourism MGA; SRG Buys North of England Broker Kennett; Jensten Buys 3 Brokers, Gaining 1st Entry in Scotland
Nexus Buys Medical Tourism MGA Sure Insurance Services Nexus Underwriting, the London-based MGA and a Brown & Brown subsidiary, announced it has acquired Sure Insurance Services, a leading provider of specialist solutions for the medical tourism industry. The deal has …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 3:23 PM |
Data Centers Will Need $3 Trillion Through 2030, Moody’s Says
At least $3 trillion is set to flow into data-center-related investments over the next five years, capital that will rely on the might of multiple areas of the credit markets to provide, according to Moody’s Ratings. Trillions of dollars will …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 2:56 PM |
Georgia Republicans Move to Scrap State Income Tax by 2032 Despite Concerns
Eliminating state income taxes sounds great to many voters, but Republicans backing the push in multiple states still face questions about whether such big tax cuts can be made without raising other taxes or sharply cutting state funding for education, …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 2:44 PM |
SC Lab and CEO to Repay $6.8M in Kickback Scheme Exposed by Whistleblower
A South Carolina medical testing laboratory and its CEO have agreed to repay more than $6 million for allegedly paying kickbacks to doctors in return for boosting lab testing referrals. The settlement resulted from a civil lawsuit brought by a …
POSTED JANUARY 12, 2026 2:35 PM |
NOTICE: The links and articles found on or within this news center are simply for informational purposes that we believe may be of benefit to our clients and/or website visitors. By providing these links on our website, we are not recommending or endorsing the use of the particular products or services these third parties offer. Nor does Twilight Insurance Inc Template confirm, corroborate or agree to the statistics or opinions on these links and articles. We urge you to review each website’s Privacy Policy, Disclaimers, and develop an independent opinion of the service or product for any link pursued.
|