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Everest Insurance Co., the insurance division of Everest Group Ltd., Monday named four U.S. regional executives to its North America insurance leadership team as part of a strategic realignment of its retail business into Northeast, South, Central and West regions.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that requires workers compensation payments for emergency services that aren’t subject to a maximum reimbursement allowance be set at 250% of what Medicare pays for the same service.

Risk managers should elevate risk awareness and endeavor to become part of the overall decision-making process within their organizations, a leading risk manager said.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a determination that a worker with incomplete paraplegia was not entitled to a loss-of-use award for his legs because he retained at least some ability to walk.

Valuations in the brokerage mergers and acquisitions market continued to rise in 2023 even amid macroeconomic headwinds, according to a report Monday from MarshBerry Inc.

Retail trading platform Robinhood Markets said Monday its U.S. cryptocurrency trading arm received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 4.

The community service project at the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.’s Riskworld annual conference in San Diego will provide clothing and other everyday essentials for families in the area through the nonprofit Sharia’s Closet.

Cheryl Berman is risk manager at Brady West Inc., a specialty subcontractor working mostly on commercial projects in Southern California, and president of the San Diego Chapter of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.

The 2024 Riskworld annual conference and exhibition is taking place May 5-8 in San Diego. View our photo gallery from the first day.

Welcome to the first edition of Business Insurance’s digital newsletter, which covers Riskworld, the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.’s 2024 conference in San Diego.

A Hub International Ltd. unit said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a former broker who opened her own brokerage after her December 2023 resignation is soliciting its clients.

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based MedRisk, which manages physical rehabilitation in workers compensation, plans to acquire Conduent Inc.’s Casualty Claims Solutions business.

Axa XL, the property/casualty unit of France’s Axa SA, Friday said Matthew V. O’Malley has been named to the newly created role of chief client and distribution officer for the Americas.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed sweeping legislation that would, among other things, provide firefighters diagnosed with cancer with alternative benefits to workers compensation.

In recent years, California has been no stranger to those extra charges tacked onto restaurant bills: from “wellness fees” to “kitchen love,” consumers have been griping over the hidden charges often jammed between the tax and total on the tab, and described as fees to help restaurants manage rising health care and payroll costs.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited a Boston-based window cleaning company over the death of an employee who fell 29 stories.