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Higginbotham, ranked as the 16th-largest independent brokerage in the U.S., has expanded again, this time with the acquisition of Blanton & Griffin Insurance Agency in Valdosta, Georgia. The collaboration adds southern Georgia market strength and an established local team to …

A federal judge sent Bayer’s proposed $7.25 billion Roundup settlement back to state court on Wednesday, overruling objections from plaintiffs who had argued the state court had no power to implement a nationwide resolution of lawsuits that claim the company’s …

Ward Joins Alliant Insurance Services Benefits Team as SVP Brandon Ward joined Alliant Insurance Services as senior vice president within its employee benefits group. Ward has a background working with technology companies, venture-backed businesses and growth-stage organizations. His experience includes …

Zurich is committing to expand its property coverage availability in areas designated as distressed in California in a new filing. Zurich U.S. submitted a commercial property insurance rate filing in California under the state’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, an effort by …

A Flint, Michigan man was charged last week in a criminal complaint with arson and other related offenses for setting fire to St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced. According to the criminal complaint, …

The anti-referral provision in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law does not prevent a provider from referring a patient to a pharmacy in which the provider has a financial interest. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled 5-2 that the law’s prohibition on …

The race for the next Oklahoma insurance commissioner narrowed on Tuesday, as Bob Sullivan and Marty Quinn advanced out of the Republican primary to an Aug. 25 runoff. Sullivan, a third-generation insurance professional, was the top vote-getter, receiving about 37% …

World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired the business of ML Ruberton Agency and MLR Risk Management (MLR) of Hammonton, New Jersey. MLR provides personal and commercial property insurance, life and health insurance, and consulting services. Terms of the March 1, …

More than 95% of average data breach losses and 90% of average first-party losses are adequately covered by insurance, according to a recent report by Willis, a WTW business. Cyber claims in Focus – Getting value from cyber insurance analyzed …

Several of the skydivers killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers, including a leader at one of the sport’s biggest organizations. Federal investigators were at the crash site, about an hour …

It was 180 degrees off the hot trade on Wall Street. Snub Nvidia Corp., the soaring king of artificial intelligence chips. Embrace Adobe Inc., a sinking casualty of AI disruption. Polen Capital did just that, and more, until it was …

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will close on July 4 starting at noon (1600 GMT) due to 250th U.S. anniversary events in the U.S. capital region including a military flyover, according to the regional agency that manages its operations. The …

A tropical storm developed off the coast of Texas on Wednesday, bringing a multiday heavy rainfall event across the Gulf Coast states. Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is forecast to move northeastward along …

Emirates Airline is offering travel insurance that includes medical coverage for war-related incidents and extended-stay support during disruptions, another example of how Gulf carriers are trying to reboot their businesses now that a US-Iran peace deal is on the table. …

A 1-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child’s grandfather. The child’s mother, her friend and 1-year-old Kohen Wiley …

A former Atlanta City Council member will face incumbent Insurance Commissioner John King in the Nov. 3 election, after she defeated a longtime insurance agent in the Tuesday runoff. Georgia voters gave Keisha Sean Waites some 58.7%, or 223,909 votes …

Days before the beginning of Pride Month in June, a glamorous drag queen with long, wavy red hair, a matching mustache and carabiner earrings stared into a camera and levied a strong accusation against a famous sustainable outdoors apparel brand: …

The 2026 catastrophe season will face a more distributed and harder-to-predict risk landscape than carriers have historically planned for, according to a new report by global claims administrator Sedgwick. The complex nature could make claims harder to manage, more expensive …

This summer, global sport’s biggest event is coming to America. Part of what makes the World Cup so special is the storylines attached to the once-in-four-year event. This year’s tournament will likely be the last chapter in professional sport’s greatest …

As the demographic of the average American renter changes, so too do their insurance needs. Renters today tend to be older with higher incomes and stronger credit profiles, and they often remain at the same address for several years, according …