MIAMI (AP) — Florida condominium owners are looking at higher costs from condo associations in the new year, a consequence of a safety law passed by state lawmakers in 2022. It requires associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major …

A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Glenburn, Maine general contractor ignored an onsite expert’s repeated warnings and the company’s own site-specific safety plan prior to an incident in which an employee suffered fatal crushing injuries when an unbraced …

The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Gary Arch and his team will remain in their current location under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty …

The US Treasury Department was hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor through a third-party software service provider, according to a letter the agency sent to Congress on Monday. Treasury described the intrusion as a “major cybersecurity incident,” since it was …

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced what he is calling the final step in his efforts to help the state’s ailing homeowners insurance market with the Net Cost of Reinsurance in Ratemaking Regulation, which enables reinsurance as a …

Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with them. The complaint, which was …

New York state government agencies will have to conduct reviews and publish reports that detail how they’re using artificial intelligence software, under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, a Democrat, signed the bill last week after it …

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow …

The Iowa Insurance Division last month entered into a consent order with a contractor who had made claims they were offering services that require a public adjuster license. Central Iowa Gutter and Donald Smart have agreed to make changes to …

Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal report published by Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan. Property …

HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Tustin, California-based Murray Gardner Insurance Agency Inc., dba BMR Insurance. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BMR Insurance is a retail insurance agency serving commercial and personal lines clients primarily …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. Northwest Naturals, a pet food company …

The three largest insurers brokers each announced or closed multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in 2024. The topic was one of many in which readers of Insurance Journal kept a close eye. Difficulties in the personal auto insurance line of business gave way …

Claims professionals need to adapt to the AI evolution at a fast pace as the same technologies used to fight claims fraud are also being used to perpetuate it, according to experts. “It’s truly become an arms race,” said Shane …

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion. The hackers attempted to gain information about foreign intelligence, Dallas-based AT&T said …

Two Florida-based insurance companies are expanding their product lines, another sign that insurers are making more – if limited – moves into a warming market in the state. Amelia Underwriters, a wholesale and surplus lines broker based in Fernandina Beach, …

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. Customs officers found the stickers in two different shipments that arrived …

An outdoor holiday market in New York City’s Bryant Park briefly caught fire last Friday morning, sending flames and plumes of smoke above the popular midtown Manhattan tourist draw as firefighters rushed to put out the blaze. No one was …