Emerald Bay Risk Solutions and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have launched a commercial earthquake facility that provides difference in conditions insurance policies for medium to large businesses. Arrowhead EQ DIC will primarily target businesses in California and the Pacific …

New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts curated by a platform’s algorithm, a move to rein in feeds that critics argue keep young users …

American Family Insurance announced today Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers quarterback, has signed on as the company’s newest brand ambassador. Jordan becomes the latest addition to this group of fearless dreamers, who will continue the company’s strategy of promoting and …

ALKEME, announced the acquisition of Hardwick Insurance, a commercial and personal specialist located in Lafayette, Louisiana. This strategic acquisition marks ALKEME’s expansion in the Southern United States and enhances its portfolio with Hardwick’s specialized expertise in commercial and personal insurance, …

The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, according to a source …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials agreed Tuesday to pay $3.5 million in a settlement agreement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned after a school crew club boat capsized in cold, rough waters. The …

Federal investigators have concluded that an Appleton, Wisconsin pallet manufacturer’s failure to train employees in machine safety procedures — and ensure the procedures were followed — contributed to the fatal injuries suffered by a 57-year-old employee struck by the carriage …

The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal crop insurance data. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group, a longtime critic of the federal crop insurance program based in Washington, …

USI Insurance Services (USI) announced the launch of PATH (patent pending), a proprietary technology-enabled risk control platform for clients. The new platform leverages industry-specific benchmark data to generate tailored risk control solutions to address organizations’ top claim drivers based on …

Blue Cleaning, a small business in West Maui that spruces up 27 vacation rentals, survived the sharp decline in tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the devastating Aug. 8 wildfire in Lahaina. But now Leo Szakacs-Kekona, who owns and …

Practitioners of Brazilian butt lift surgery, repeatedly in the news after infections and at least two patient deaths in south Florida, must now obtain medical malpractice liability insurance, thanks to a bill signed into law last month. House Bill 1561, …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb and Everest Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Kirk as Division President of Chubb Global Markets Chubb announced that David Kirk has been appointed division …

A new Rhode Island law prohibits auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely because they have been widowed. The new law bans insurers from treating widows or widowers any differently than married people in terms of classification or rates beginning …

Safety dangers are growing from aging and unregulated vessels, leading ship management firm V.Group told Reuters, adding it had stopped providing services to 30 tankers last year after they were sold to companies that did not pass compliance checks. Up …

Although insurers can help to stop the growth of social inflation, they can’t lead the effort, an industry executive said during an insurance conference this week. Evan Greenberg, chair and chief executive officer of Chubb Limited, explained that social attitudes …

Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, is opening an office in Miami from Sept. 1, 2024, with an aim to strengthen its Latin America and Caribbean business. The new office will enable Lloyd’s to realign its resources to centrally support brokers, coverholders …

Liberty Mutual Insurance is pushing for a federal judge in New Jersey to recuse himself from a construction insurance case because he did not disclose that he has been a long-time Liberty insured, a significant claimant, and investigated by the …

In June of last year, a Russian cybercrime gang called BlackCat hacked the Barts Health NHS Trust, a part of the UK’s National Health Service that operates several hospitals in London, and published some of it online in an extortion …

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert “climate hell.” The average global …

More than half of whistleblowers have felt pressured not to use internal hotlines to raise red flags at large global businesses and public bodies, a global EY survey showed. The number of organizations without a whistleblowing hotline has halved since …