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Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear in the past three months. The fines were issued by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, which the …

Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, today announces the acquisition of Granular Investments Limited and Granular Investments EU SAS. This transaction strengthens Howden’s credit risk transfer capabilities in Europe and enhances Howden’s product offerings for large financial institutions. Founded in …

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today acquired Reno, Nevada-based Wilkins & Associates Insurance Services Inc. Steve Wilkins, Jared Wilkins and their team will operate under the direction of Scott Firestone, head of Gallagher’s Southwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations. Wilkins …

Finys, an insurance software solutions provider headquartered in Troy, Michigan, appointed Tim Norman as chief growth officer and Rishi Khetrapal as director of finance. Norman has over 20 years of experience in insurance technology, with a background in property and …

A French-owned metal-treating company in Tennessee failed to utilize safety management and failed to implement lessons learned from previous incidents before a 2024 explosion that killed one worker and heavily damaged the site, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation …

According to research from the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA), legal service providers spent more than $2.5 billion on 26.9 million ads in 2024 alone—with significant increases in television, radio and outdoor advertising since 2017. The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) …

Misdemeanor charges have filed against the man who was operating the boat that fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a South Florida beach last year, as well as the man who was operating the boat she had been wakeboarding behind, …

Amiga Specialty, an independent international Managing General Agent (MGA), has today announced its official launch. The London-based company said it aims to swiftly establish itself in the global insurance MGA landscape through a combination of strategic acquisitions and robust organic …

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The cloud extended some 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) …

If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity to support 300,000 homes. But securing that power isn’t as simple as plugging into the grid. Unlike arch rival Meta …

A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, …

The Trump administration’s attack on US diversity, equity and inclusion policies is reverberating across the Atlantic, with corporations abandoning sponsorships of Britain’s Pride festivals, threatening key funding for events this summer. Three quarters of more than 100 Pride organizers have …

The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday. The 22 crew members were safely …

Microsoft is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity program, launched on Wednesday, to bolster their defenses against cyber threats, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, it said. After a surge in cyberattacks in Europe, many linked to …

The European Union and the US are headed in the “right direction” in trade talks, though new American levies on steel and aluminum imports aren’t helpful if both sides want to maintain momentum, Maros Sefcovic said after meeting with US …

China called on France to help resolve trade differences with the European Union, as Beijing seeks to shore up ties with the bloc amid simmering tensions with the US. “It is normal to have differences in bilateral economic and trade …

Two former police officers have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with an auto-insurance fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney for Maryland Kelly O. Hayes. Michael Anthony Owen, Jr., a former Prince Georges County officer, pled guilty to falsification …

Trucordia today announced it will receive a $1.3 billion strategic investment from global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit platform. The investment values Trucordia at $5.7 billion, and it will reduce the company’s debt relative to equity while simplifying its governance …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday. The fires have forced more than 27,000 …

Texas is on the cusp of banning all recreational THC products after lawmakers passed a bill to reverse the unintended effects of hemp laws that led to a boom in shops selling gummies, joints, vapes and drinks that create a …