July 1, 2026St. Pete Mayor Accepts $275M Bid to Redevelop Tropicana Field for Housing
The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, has accepted a $275 million bid to redevelop the Gas Plant District after the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team leaves Tropicana Field for new digs in Tampa. Florida news outlets reported that …

July 1, 2026Missouri Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Miller’s Grill, Inc., a Washington, Missouri restaurant, will pay monetary damages to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), …

July 1, 2026Missouri Restaurant to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Miller’s Grill, Inc., a Washington, Missouri restaurant, will pay monetary damages to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), …

July 1, 2026Viewpoint: Music Licensing for Government and Higher Education–The Legal Risk
The organizations that ended up in music licensing disputes almost never saw it coming. They were operating on assumptions that seemed reasonable at the time. The music was available in the app, so it must be cleared. They had been …

July 1, 2026Amwins Acquires Texas’ Jackson-Lloyd
Amwins announced the acquisition of Jackson-Lloyd, a specialist MGA dedicated to occupational loss protection. Jackson-Lloyd will join Amwins Specialty Casualty Solutions (ASCS), an MGA and specialty insurance program creator, strengthening its growi …

July 1, 2026Hilb Group Acquires Louisiana Agency
Hilb Group announced that it has acquired a Louisiana-based property and casualty agency. Hilb did not specify the name of the acquired agency. The acquisition takes effect today and builds on the company’s growing presence in the Central region.

July 1, 2026Producer License, Other Fees in Alabama Set to Rise Next Year
Fees for insurance producers, continuing education providers, premium finance companies and more are going up in Alabama for the first time in years if new regulations are approved. The Alabama Department of Insurance announced it will hold a hearing …

July 1, 2026San Francisco Archdiocese Paying $395M to Settle Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits
The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Monday. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will have to writ …

July 1, 2026People Moves: AIG Hires Bewlay From AXA Group to Become Global CUO
Nancy Bewlay will become American International Group’s new global chief underwriting officer in the insurer’s latest development at top leadership. Bewlay, who was most recently group chief underwriting and pricing officer at AXA Group since 2023, w …

July 1, 2026The Fidelis Partnership Launches US SME Casualty Reinsurance MGA
Pine Walk, the specialist MGA platform of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of Adroit Underwriting Ltd., a Bermuda-based managing general agent that is focused on US small-and-medium enterprise (SME) casualty reinsurance. Adroit aim …