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FM Global will issue $1.4 billion in membership credits to eligible policyholders that renew, the Johnston, Rhode Island-based property insurer said Thursday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed legislation that provides first responders with supplemental compensation if they are diagnosed with work-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ryan Specialty Holdings Inc. Thursday reported $552 million in revenue for the first quarter, a 20.6% increase over last year’s first quarter, as the excess and surplus lines insurance market continued to attract business.

Insured losses from severe convective storm outbreaks that hit the central U.S. April 25-28 are expected to reach $1 billion, according to a report Wednesday from Gallagher Re, the reinsurance unit of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

A trial judge and lower appeals court improperly found that an injured Whirlpool Corp. employee’s workers compensation claim had expired because a jurisdictional limitation placed on the state’s Industrial Commission affects trial court cases, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

More than one-fourth of first-quarter insurtech deals involved AI-centered businesses as overall insurtech funding declined 34.3% from first-quarter 2023 to $912.3 million, according to a report Thursday from Gallagher Re, the reinsurance business of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Lloyd’s of London insurers Hiscox and Lancashire said Thursday they do not expect large insurance claims from the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.

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HDI Global Insurance Co., the U.S. unit of HDI Global SE, said Thursday it has hired Santiago Treviño, formerly with Zurich North America, as chief strategy officer, a newly created role.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited two companies following fatal workplace falls.

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Damian England, executive director of affiliate services for the National Council on Compensation Insurance, talks about the future of workplace safety technology.

American International Group Inc. exceeded first-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday, driven by growth in its general insurance as well as life and retirement divisions, and lower catastrophe losses.

MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.) Inc., a U.S. unit of Japanese insurer MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., said Wednesday it has hired several underwriting and distribution leaders.

World Insurance Associates LLC Wednesday said it has hired Ken Bond as chief corporate development officer.

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