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Steve Wolfenberger joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as vice president within its employee benefits group. Based in California, Wolfenberger focuses on delivering customized benefits strategies for mid-sized employers throughout the West Region. Wolfenberger has extensive experience in …

Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired Pac Global Insurance Brokerage and formally added marine cargo expertise to its suite of services. Located in El Segundo, California, Pac Global joined as Heffernan’s marine cargo specialty practice on April 1. Marine cargo is …

A 2-month-old law in New Hampshire that makes it harder to sue gunmaker Sig Sauer was discussed in court Monday, but it hasn’t yet been incorporated into the latest case accusing the company of negligence. Attorneys for Sig Sauer argue …

Candace Frazee recently walked through the burnt remains of The Bunny Museum, searching for anything that could be salvaged before workers cleared the land. The Eaton Fire in Southern California in January scorched more than 60,000 bunny objects and memorabilia, …

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and against Omaha, Nebraska-based Werner Trucking on July 10, the EEOC announced last week. The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged Werner violated …

Chubb followed up a challenging first quarter due to the California wildfires with second quarter net income of nearly $3 billion, up about 33% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Second quarter P/C underwriting income was up 15% …

Bleach maker Clorox said Tuesday that it has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging the hackers gained access by asking the tech company’s staff for its employees‘ passwords. Clorox was one of several major companies …

Coverys, the Boston-based medical professional liability and healthcare insurer, has signed an agreement for the sale of its Italian managing general agent, AEC Agenzia di Assicurazione e Riassicurazione SpA (AEC), to Edge Group, a leading Italian insurance broking platform. Financial …

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs toured the destruction left by a wildfire along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, on Saturday, surveying what she described as devastating damage. The governor, who has called for an investigation into how the blaze was handled, …

Changes to the taxes paid by litigation investors did not make it in the final version of the expansive One Big Beautiful Bill, but the issue of third-party litigating funding continues to have the attention of at least some lawmakers …

North Carolina’s residual property insurance association is expanding its roof-grant program by $20 million, offering $6,000 to policyholders who upgrade their roofs to the more wind-resistant FORTIFIED standard. “In May, we launched the Strengthen Your Roof program, which invested $20 …

Severe storms are triggering flooding in parts of Europe following weeks of extreme heat, while temperatures on the Italian island of Sicily climb to 44C (111F). A powerful low-pressure system delivered heavy precipitation as it moved east into central Europe …

The insurer for the actor Justin Baldoni and other executives at his movie studio Wayfarer says its policies do not cover actress Blake Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment during the filming of the movie “It Ends With Us.” Wayfarer and …

Hackers exploited a security flaw in common Microsoft Corp. software to breach governments, businesses and other organizations across the globe and steal sensitive information, according to officials and cybersecurity researchers. Microsoft over the weekend released a patch for the vulnerability …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis and Aspen Insurance Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Willis Launches Residential Real Estate Team, Led by Palmer, Grainger Willis, a WTW business, announced the launch of …

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. lost around £730 million ($985 million) after it bought Mike Lynch’s firm Autonomy Corp., a London judge ruled less than a year after the British tech tycoon drowned when his yacht sank in a storm off …

British business leaders are putting a brake on their plans to combat climate change and do not believe the government’s approach to net zero is compatible with growth, a survey of 1,000 executives showed on Tuesday. Both large companies and …

Philippine authorities suspended government work and classes in the capital region and dozens of provinces for a third day on Wednesday, warning of continued strong rains that killed at least six people and forced thousands in flooded areas to evacuate. …

Britain plans to ban public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure, including the state-run health service, local councils and schools, from paying ransom demands to cyber criminals, it said on Tuesday. The country has been the victim of …

Camp Mystic was the totemic rite of passage for girls from establishment families in the American South: Lyndon Johnson sent his daughters there, Laura Bush worked there as a counselor years before becoming First Lady, and its alumni include the …