President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last week, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers. The decisions fell …

One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between last Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut …

A South Dakota company is recalling more than 2.2 million pounds (998,000 kilograms) of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam’s Club stores because the product may be contaminated with pieces of metal, federal health officials said Friday. …

A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he received while in custody, and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages. Attorneys …

Bishop Street Underwriters announced the rollout of Bishop Street Program Managers (BSPM), an incubator for developing managing general agents (MGA). Embedded within Bishop Street’s ecosystem and backed by its $600 million gross written premium platform, BSPM promises to provide the …

Delaware’s workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers will decrease for the ninth year in a row, effective December 1. The voluntary private market average loss costs are expected to drop by 11.6%, while the residual market for high risk …

MNK International Acquires New Broker in Turkey MNK International, a London-based independent Lloyd’s broker, has acquired a new broker in Türkiye for an undisclosed amount. The business will focus on insurance and reinsurance solutions across a range of complex and …

The Baldwin Group, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, added Mike Campo as a partner in its construction practice, effective October 27. Campo is a Kansas City–based industry veteran who previously led construction practices at IMA and Lockton, advising contractors, developers, and …

Being Pleasant Is Key to Success at Small but Growing Southern California Firm Being pleasant may not sound like it’s part of a recipe for success at a firm operating in a space where people survive and thrive by making …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and ACORD Solutions Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointments of Andrew Secker as EMEA chief client officer (CCO) for Reinsurance …

The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all US coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling despite opposition from state governors and the president’s previous efforts to close off some of the territory. The draft plan for …

Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal cities from storms and provides habitat for fisheries, scientists have found. A record marine heat wave in 2023 killed so …

Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French civil court found on Thursday, in the first decision applying France’s greenwashing law to an energy company. The court ordered …

DSP Doubles Down on Independence by Developing From Within As president of DSP Insurance Services, Taylor Virgil is proud to say that the Schaumburg, Illinois-based agency has taken the road less traveled. At a time when many agencies of its …

Higginbotham’s Extraordinary Growth Fueled by Recognizing Talent at Every Level It’s not by accident that Higginbotham continually finds itself on the shortlist of best independent insurance agencies to work for. The Fort Worth, Texas-based firm is intentional about every aspect …

The largest retirement community in the world is expanding even further with a nearly $130 million high-yield debt deal. The Villages, a 57,000-acre Floridian megaplex, already part of the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the US, plans to tap municipal-bond investors …

Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying travel at airports in New York, Washington, Newark and Houston, the Federal Aviation Administration said late on Thursday, as a U.S. government shutdown hit its 23rd day. The FAA was reporting staffing issues …

Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced it is offering Excess Cyber Insurance policies in Quebec along with a refreshed Excess offering across Canada. The refreshed Excess offering will enable Canadian businesses, now including those …

Rivian has agreed to settle a 2022 class-action lawsuit by paying $250 million to some shareholders who had alleged the electric vehicle maker defrauded investors over vehicle prices when it went public, according to a court filing on Thursday. The …

The European Union adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, building on new US and UK moves to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine. The EU measures will ban LNG imports from …