The Oklahoma Department of Insurance shared eight zip codes for the initial pilot launch of OKReady, the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) program. SOH provides grants of up to $10,000 to homeowners to fortify homes pursuant to the IBHS Fortified standard. …

The North Dakota Insurance Department recovered over $2 million for policyholders across the state in 2024, helping over 1,500 customers, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced. As a consumer protection agency, the Department works with individuals facing issues with health, life, …

As Texas’ major urban areas grapple with a glut of vacant offices, state lawmakers may make it easier to transform empty office and commercial space into dwellings. A bill by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Mineola Republican, would effectively allow …

The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection. A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S. P/C insurers posted an underwriting loss …

Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and are therefore not protected by copyright, Germany’s highest civil court ruled on Thursday. The Federal Court of Justice dismissed …

Price Forbes, the London-based broker, has announced three key appointments in Turkey and a rebranding of its local business. Gökçen Süer has been named chairman & CEO of Price Forbes Turkey while Ali Arısoy was appointed chief broking officer and …

The Georgia Office of insurance commissioner will hold a hearing March 20 on new rules regarding fire safety, including the storage of lithium-ion batteries, as well as new permitting rules for mobile homes. The first set of rules would bring …

Tesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort, particularly at low speeds, potentially raising the risk of a crash. The recall follows …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint. The FBI complaint doesn’t name the …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful mistake. In December 2023, Murray delivered a …

A Jewish former employee of Intel has resolved his lawsuit accusing the chipmaker of firing him after he complained about an openly antisemitic supervisor, the former employee’s lawyer said on Thursday. Lawyers for Intel and the anonymous plaintiff John Doe, …

Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, headquartered in Towson, Maryland, named Jodi M. Swartz as the company’s senior vice president and chief growth officer. Swartz has more than 20 years of C-suite and leadership experience, most recently serving as senior vice president, …

Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and Sweden’s coast guard has deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent …

A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday [Feb. 18] in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Nazis ‘ “wars of conquest.” …

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company and a major polluter, came out in support of corporate efforts to curb emissions, insisting that pursuing green targets can add value. “Despite the fragmented policy landscape, decarbonization can still be good …

Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for new health policies after an extraordinary spike in claims related to air pollution in 2024 in India’s capital, according to nine executives aware of the matter. …

Over the past decade, there’s been a dramatic increase in reconstruction costs, according to Trish Hopkinson, head of 360Value at Verisk. The 10-year analysis examined residential and commercial reconstruction costs between October 2014 and October 2024. National residential reconstruction costs, …

Marlean Ames received numerous promotions and good evaluations over the years working in Ohio’s youth corrections system, so when she was denied a promotion and demoted in 2019 with a $40,000 pay cut she said she felt “shocked and hurt …

New York sued several large e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday, saying they fueled a youth vaping epidemic by selling products with cartoonish packaging and flavors such as Baja Slushie, Strawberry Cereal Donut Milk and OMG Blow Pop. Letitia …

Zurich Insurance Group AG is expecting pretax losses of $200 million from the January California wildfires as the insurer reported a 5% gain in profit for 2024. Group operating profit rose to $7.75 billion in the year, the company said …