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#1 Adults in Ohio Can Legally Possess and Grow Marijuana – But There’s Nowhere to Buy It

Dec 11 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of recreational marijuana limbo, in which adults can legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it.That combination of factors related to a...

#2 Hall Sues Oates, Wins Restraining Order Over Plan to Sell Stake in Joint Venture

Nov 27 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates...

#3 Aon-NFP Merger a Win-Win for Middle Market Segment, Aon Says

Dec 22 2023 // A merger between Aon and NFP will be a win-win for both brokers, creating a company that will be greater than the sum of its parts. While those weren’t the exact words used by Aon’s CEO Greg Case, they were...

#4 New England’s Foy Insurance Group Acquired by World Insurance

Dec 7 2023 // New England’s Foy Insurance Group has been acquired by national broker World Insurance Associates.The Foy agency, headquartered in Exeter, New Hampshire, has been doing business in New Hampshire for more than 100...

#5 Fleming Files Lawsuit Against James River, Alleging Fraud During JRG Re Acquisition

Jul 17 2024 // Fleming Intermediate Holdings filed a lawsuit against James River Group Holdings Ltd., alleging it had been defrauded during its $300 million acquisition of JRG Reinsurance Co.Once the deal agreement was signed in November...

#6 Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Funding Runs Low

Jul 17 2024 // A once in 200-years storm dumped 11 inches of rain over four hours on the central Massachusetts town of Leominster in September, washing away culverts, creating a sinkhole that swallowed cars at a dealership and flooding...

#7 Cash-Flush Florida Tries to Buy Back Its Bonds for First Time

Oct 23 2024 // Florida bond investors are about to have an unusual decision to make — whether to sell their debt back to the state that issued the securities in the first place.The state is offering its first ever buyback, or...

#8 Confie Acquires Acceptance Insurance

Dec 4 2023 // Confie announced the acquisition of Acceptance Insurance’s retail division to its family of brands.The personal lines distribution company said its latest acquisition expands its footprint to 26 states across the...

#9 Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger

Apr 1 2024 // Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016.A Virginia federal district...

#10 Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death

Jan 23 2024 // Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file medical malpractice wrongful death claims would be expanded under bills approved Monday...

#11 Washington State Sues to Block Kroger and Albertsons Proposed Merger

Jan 18 2024 // Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued...

#12 RiverStone Acquires Electric Insurance; Plymouth Rock Gets Renewal Rights

Jun 3 2024 // RiverStone International reports it has closed on its acquisition of Electric Insurance Co. and its two subsidiaries, Elm Insurance Co. and Electric Insurance Agency.Electric Insurance is a Beverly, Massachusetts-domiciled...

#13 GIC Reaches Agreement to Buy Cinven’s Shares in UK Broker Miller

Dec 11 2023 // Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced that GIC, a global institutional investor, and Cinven, the international private equity firm, have reached an agreement for GIC to acquire...

#14 Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal

Jul 15 2024 // Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.A deal may be worth as much as $23 billion, said the person, who asked not to be identified...

#15 Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down 2022 Vote on KC Police Funding

May 2 2024 // The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department, and...

#16 Florida Arts Groups’ Insurance Could be Affected With DeSantis Veto of Funding

Jul 3 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year. About $150,000 has suddenly disappeared from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s budget. The Miami New Drama also has an...

#17 Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

Oct 8 2024 // There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency,...

#18 Fired ‘Mandalorian’ Actor Sues Disney With Funding From Elon Musk

Feb 8 2024 // Actor Gina Carano sued Walt Disney for wrongful termination from Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” in a lawsuit filed Feb 6 and backed by billionaire Elon Musk.Carano argued in the suit that she was fired in...

#19 Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger

Mar 11 2024 // Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016.A Virginia federal district...

#20 Agency M&A Down 24% in 2023 but More Large Deals May Be Seen in 2024: OPTIS

Jan 30 2024 // There has been a somewhat return to normal when it comes to insurance-agency mergers and acquisitions, with traditionally active buyers preferring to remain inactive to focus on integration of agencies they’ve...