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This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Lockton and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Appoints Lespérance as CEO of Canadian Business Lockton, the privately held independent insurance brokerage, announced the appointment of industry veteran Stéphane Lespérance as chief executive officer of Lockton’s new Canadian business. This milestone appointment underscores the company’s commitment to delivering enhanced, high-level advisory support to Canadian enterprises. Stéphane Lespérance Widely recognized as a leading figure in the Canadian insurance sector, Lespérance joins Lockton following 24 years in progressively senior roles at Aon Canada, where he served as…

Stéphane Legris, Melinda Schwartz, Jack Hoctor Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, named three new team members. Stéphane Legris, insurance advisor, based in Buffalo and serving the Saratoga, New York region. As an insurance advisor, Legris specializes in business insurance, captive solutions, and construction, transportation, and marine coverage. With 10+ years of experience, Legris previously held roles on both the carrier and brokerage sides of the industry, including with Philadelphia Insurance Companies and USI Insurance Services. Melinda Schwartz, Medicare and individual health consultant, based in Buffalo, specializes in Medicare insurance plans, the New York State individual marketplace, relationship management, and…

The Alabama Republican Party said U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee, rejecting a claim on Sunday that he had not lived in the state long enough to run for governor. The unanimous decision came after the party’s 21-member steering committee heard a challenge filed by Tuberville’s former primary opponent, Ken McFeeters, a longtime insurance agency owner in north Alabama. The challenge argued that Tuberville did not meet the Alabama Constitution’s seven-year residency requirement. “We looked at it with the facts. The contest was unsuccessful. And Coach Tuberville will be our nominee for governor,” said Scott Stadthagen,…

ANV Group Holdings, a global insurance intermediary platform, and Open Lending Corporation, a provider of insurance-backed lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby ANV will acquire all outstanding shares of Open Lending common stock for $3.15 per share through an all-cash tender offer. The transaction price represents a premium of approximately 78% to Open Lending’s 90-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) as of June 15, 2026, the last trading day prior to the announcement of the transaction. Founded more than two decades ago, Austin, Texas-based Open Lending partners…

ANV Group Holdings Ltd. said it has entered a definitive merger agreement with Open Lending Corporation. ANV said it will acquire all outstanding shares of Open Lending common stock for $3.15 per share through an all-cash tender offer. The transaction price represents a premium of about 78% to Open Lending’s 90-day volume weighted average price as of June 15. Open Lending partners with financial institutions across the U.S. to help expand access to automotive financing. Its proprietary risk decision-making technology and insurance‑backed credit structure helps lenders manage risk, improve loan performance, and expand access to credit. Global insurance intermediary ANV…

A nail driven through a supply line during original construction. It happens more often than most claims professionals would expect. In one North Texas home, the fastener sat embedded in the pipe wall for years, gradually weakening the line until it finally gave way. Water traveled through the wall cavity, migrated across the subfloor, and saturated structural assemblies on two levels before the homeowner noticed discoloration on a first-floor ceiling. By the time a restoration crew arrived, the damage footprint extended well beyond the point of origin, and the failure had nothing to do with the homeowner’s maintenance or behavior.…

Cincinnati Financial Corporation announced that John S. Kellington, chief information officer and executive vice president for its lead subsidiary, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, will retire August 7. Kellington joined the company in 2010 as a proven insurance and technology leader. He transformed Cincinnati’s information technology operations by championing an architecture-led IT model. Ryan M. Osborn, vice president, Information Technology, will assume executive responsibility for the company’s information technology teams. Osborn joined Cincinnati Insurance in 2000. Throughout his 26-year career with the company, he’s been consistently recognized for his technical excellence and strong communication abilities. Osborn quickly advanced through the ranks,…

The threat of floods continues across Texas, northeast Mexico and the US Gulf Coast as tropical moisture pours into the region and the odds rise that the Atlantic’s first named storm of the year could develop late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Flooding rain is falling on both sides of the US-Mexico border, with Houston potentially receiving another 5 inches (13 centimeters) Tuesday. The northeastern Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas could each see close to 6 inches, according to US and Mexican forecasters. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a disaster across 101 counties threatened by the downpours.…

Almost all of the world’s children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report on Tuesday. UNICEF said children were “disproportionately affected” by a range of intensifying climate-related risks and governments urgently needed to invest in infrastructure, adaptation and disaster management capabilities to reduce their exposure. Here are some of the details of UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Report: The report looked at a broad range of climate hazards, as well as the impact…

The city of Baltimore and about 11 private entities including dockworkers and small businesses should not be allowed to collect for any economic losses from the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge in 2024, the owner and manager of the Dali cargo ship that caused the collapse told a federal court. Owner Grace Ocean and manager Synergy Marine, citing a 99-year old Supreme Court opinion (Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint, 275 U.S. 303 (1927), said the public and private entities that have sued are precluded from recovering economic losses resulting from physical damage to the Key Bridge because…