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Finland’s telecoms operator said on Monday that the damage reported last week to its C-Lion1 telecoms cable in the Baltic…
A Texas man was sentenced last week to more than 13 years in prison for constructing a $5 million insurance…
Incline P&C Group, a leading insurance program market services firm, has elected Thomas Wafer to the Board of Directors of…
A Michigan court struck down a large chunk of an $88,550 verdict for a Detroit-area organic gardener whose beloved clover…
An engineering company said Friday it has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that alleged some…
Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech…
In recent years, Glencore Plc, Airbus SE and Credit Suisse have collectively paid more than $5.5 billion in fines for…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4% of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area…
Anyone who believes insurance is a dull industry is unfamiliar with recent fraud schemes so macabre they could be turned…
Robinhood said on Monday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had closed its probe into the firm’s crypto trading arm…
NEW YORK (AP) — The defendant wore a bulletproof vest and shackles. A woman in the crowd wore a “Free…
Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new attorney general filed a federal court lawsuit against Target on Thursday, claiming the discount…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators voted 33-21 on Friday to support Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, but…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Roads in Virginia and North Carolina remained treacherous Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hundreds…
The European Commission is proposing a significant watering down of what was arguably its most consequential piece of ESG regulation.…
Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells…
Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth…
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday joined a growing list of American companies to publicly change their approach to discussing…
As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new…
Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water…
A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of…
This issue reveals data and compensation insights gathered from Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey. For the third year in…
Global commercial insurance rates fell 2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 following a 1% decline in Q3 2024—marking the…
The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 533 agent-broker deals in 2024, down 6%…
Back around 2013 (the copy I have is not dated, so I might be off a year), McKinsey & Company…
By Andrea Wells Independent agency owners, producers, and support staff continue to report higher pay, according to Insurance Journal’s national…
Restaurants Market Detail: Pacific Excess Insurance Marketing is a wholesaler/general agent with a specialty in restaurants and access to many…
Last year seems like ancient history. Most people seem to have adjusted to the daily whirlwind of information, activity, and…
By Andrea Wells Insurance agency owners, producers, and support staff on average made more money in 2024, but for two…
By Chad Hemenway The Travelers Cos. said fourth-quarter 2024 and full-year net income increased 28% and 67%, respectively, on strong…
Having a well-defined sales funnel is crucial for effectively attracting and converting potential clients. For insurance professionals, understanding and implementing…
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your team is crucial–especially for insurance agency owners. Recognizing personal limitations allows leaders to…
Los Angeles County Fires “We’re seeing total losses. We’re going out there and there’s really nothing to see. We’re maybe…
By Heather Schlitz A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle,…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday said operating profit set a record in the fourth quarter and for the third…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades…
Coinbase said on Friday the U.S. securities regulator planned to withdraw its lawsuit against the crypto exchange, ending a contentious…
A former Ohio fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison…
Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, appointed Robert Conyers, Jr., as energy practice leader. Conyers joined Brown & Riding in…
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Jeff Leadley, Glenn Pelletiere and Tom Rhatigan as senior vice presidents in…
Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the air once again on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kilauea, one of the…
The Oklahoma Department of Insurance shared eight zip codes for the initial pilot launch of OKReady, the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes…
The North Dakota Insurance Department recovered over $2 million for policyholders across the state in 2024, helping over 1,500 customers,…
As Texas’ major urban areas grapple with a glut of vacant offices, state lawmakers may make it easier to transform…
The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in…
Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art…
Price Forbes, the London-based broker, has announced three key appointments in Turkey and a rebranding of its local business. Gökçen…
The Georgia Office of insurance commissioner will hold a hearing March 20 on new rules regarding fire safety, including the…
Tesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was…
A Jewish former employee of Intel has resolved his lawsuit accusing the chipmaker of firing him after he complained about…
Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, headquartered in Towson, Maryland, named Jodi M. Swartz as the company’s senior vice president and chief…
Sweden is investigating a possible breach of an undersea cable off the country’s southwestern coast in the Baltic Sea, the…
A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday [Feb. 18] in what it said was a reaction to…
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company and a major polluter, came out in support of corporate efforts to…
Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies after an extraordinary…
Over the past decade, there’s been a dramatic increase in reconstruction costs, according to Trish Hopkinson, head of 360Value at…
Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio’s youth corrections system, so when she…
New York sued several large e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday, saying they fueled a youth vaping epidemic by…
Zurich Insurance Group AG is expecting pretax losses of $200 million from the January California wildfires as the insurer reported…
When the garbage truck stopped, the worker stepped down from the metal step on the back of the truck to…
National insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Grandview Brokerage LLC of Brooklyn, New…
AM Best revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the…
AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from…
Airbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market…
Intense cold will grip the central and southern US for at least another day, sending temperatures to all-time lows in…
Federal regulators have cited Tesla TSLA.O for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last…
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires…
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Waltham, Massachusetts-based Agilis Partners LLC. Agilis is an…
At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited…
It was a dank, drizzly February evening when about 120 people gathered in the brightly lit art gallery of London’s…
One person in Texas and four people in Florida, including a previously licensed insurance broker, face insurance fraud charges in…
2024 ended as steady as ever – with “no real change in current market conditions” – as respondents of a…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on immigration legislation he says is the toughest in…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to…
Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering $30,000 to every passenger aboard a regional jet flight that came to rest upside…
Marsh, the insurance broker, risk adviser and Marsh McLennan business, announced the addition of significant new capacity to its Fast…
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard has paused meetings with portfolio companies while it reviews the impact of new guidance on…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers. In…
A spate of deadly airline crashes has tarnished the industry’s sterling track record, fraying the nerves of travelers and prompting…
Continuing a trend that’s persisted for several quarters, the latest Insurance Labor Market Study from Jacobson Group and Aon finds…
In his previous, dual role as state fire marshal, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner often championed the work of firefighters in…
Carnegie Mellon University has agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of students whose…
Billionaire Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb Inc. and a board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., plans to donate…
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services appointed Matt West as administrator of the Workers’ Compensation Division. West has…
Schools were closed and residents were ordered to shelter-in-place Tuesday after a large fire broke out at an aerospace manufacturer’s…
Insurance disputes led consumer advocacy cases in Oregon last year, accounting for 3,357 of the 5,445 complaints filed with Oregon…
This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. In the ever-evolving landscape of the insurance industry, a…
Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners announced its acquisition of the Kerr Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency located in…
A former Ohio insurance agent was sentenced this month to five years of probation for thefts exceeding $1.4 million. Rhonda…
AM Best has revised the implications of the under review status to positive from developing for the Financial Strength Rating…
Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the…
New policies from the top U.S. securities regulator hand corporate boards more power over investors in ways that could curtail…
The Trump administration is planning to lay off at least 40% of the workers at the federal agency that provides…
Mastercard Inc. unfairly reduced a £10 billion ($12.6 billion) class action case to a settlement of just £200 million, according…
Farmers said on Wednesday that it expects losses from the Los Angeles wildfires last month to reach an estimated $600…
