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Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has set up a unit to insure activities linked to the low-carbon transition such as green hydrogen, shipping and cement and is targeting $1 billion in revenues by the end of the decade, its chair told …

Charlotte-based Skyla Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Skyla Credit Union, has acquired Policyline Insurance, an employee benefits and insurance brokerage in the Carolinas. The acquisition strengthens Skyla’s ability to provide Skyla Credit Union’s corporate accounts and sponsor companies with customized …

As colleges and universities prepare to legally pay athletes for the first time in National Collegiate Athletic Association history, collegiate sports programs are exploring insurance policies designed to mitigate the risks that come with dishing out tens of millions of …

A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money. The first-of-its-kind analysis, released this week, reviews thousands of insurance claims linked …

Immigration officials said Tomás Hernández worked in high-level posts for Cuba’s foreign intelligence agency for decades before migrating to the United States to pursue the American dream. The 71-year-old was detained by federal agents outside his Miami-area home in March …

A farm labor contractor was fined $1.25 million for operating without a license and failing to provide nearly 5,000 workers with required employment details. The fine was issued by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries following an investigation …

The city of Boston is immune from liability for a shooting that took place at a city school in 2022 even though the school’s improper use of its metal detectors allowed the shooter to enter the school with a firearm. …

Alaska’s largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office said in a …

A New Hampshire town’s attempt to force a bakery to remove or alter its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries is unconstitutional, a judge ruled in …

Criswell Chevrolet, Inc., a Maryland car dealership group, violated federal law by refusing to allow a parts department worker to have a service dog at work as a reasonable accommodation for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from combat duty …

Extreme heat levels of are expected in the western United States later this week, raising the risk wildfires and heat-related illnesses and putting a strain on power grids. Meteorologists at AccuWeather say a strong dome of high pressure will be …

President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months. The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Fidelis Insurance Group and Everest Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fidelis Insurance Group Promotes Greenwood as Chief Underwriting Officer for Bermuda Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based …

An auto mechanic was sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to repay $1.37 million to his victims for defrauding a Missouri customer, among others, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri announced last week. Beginning in November …

As the US heads into peak hailstorm season, homeowners that have installed solar power face the prospect of chunks of ice damaging their panels. “Those instances of damage are rare, but the more extreme weather gets with climate change, it’s …

Four years after it was founded, Florida-based Slide Insurance plans to go public. The holding company for the Tampa-headquartered company, which has more than 343,000 policies in Florida, last week filed registration paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. …

On days of heavy pollution in Sulphur, a southwest Louisiana town surrounded by more than 16 industrial plants, Cynthia “Cindy” Robertson once flew a red flag outside her home so her community knew they faced health hazards from high levels …

Demand for political risk insurance is likely to rise by 33% due to tariff uncertainty and the instability of the current trading environment, according to Howden’s 2025 survey of multinational corporates with revenue of more than US$1 billion. Rising geopolitical …

Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago. The settlement was disclosed in …

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor. The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority, announced Tuesday it submitted a construction permit …