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The Trump administration has threatened to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants. The move by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to target …

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais will be retiring from state service effective November 28, 2025 after nearly seven years of service in the role. Additionally, the governor announced that he is nominating Josh Hershman …

New Hampshire Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Thursday about the disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center, questioning whether their decision could bankrupt the state or essentially let it off the hook. …

Electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation has sued rival Archer Aviation in California state court for allegedly stealing its trade secrets, according to a complaint made public on Thursday. Joby said in the lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in state court in …

Tesla Inc. was sued over a fiery crash in Washington state that left one person dead and another seriously injured after rescuers allegedly struggled to open the vehicle’s doors, the latest in a growing body of litigation scrutinizing the company’s …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Tokio Marine Kiln and Hampden Risk Partners. A summary of these new hires follows here. Tokio Marine Kiln Taps Beresford From CNA Hardy as Life Sciences U/W Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), …

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) recently announced the reopening of previously designated zip codes for the pilot launch of the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) Program, an initiative aimed at helping Oklahoma homeowners fortify their residences to resist storm, wind, and …

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (“CIH”), a leading provider of risk management solutions for the agricultural and commodity sectors, from Falfurrias Capital Partners (“Falfurrias”). The transaction is …

If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health risks to nearby communities, according …

The Trump administration is proposing to open new areas off of California, Florida and Alaska to crude drilling as part of a draft blueprint released Thursday that would dramatically expand the sale of oil and natural gas rights. In all, …

The United Parcel Service Inc. freighter that crashed this month when the left engine detached just after takeoff showed fatigue cracks in several sections that secured the turbine, a preliminary report into the accident that killed 14 people revealed. National …

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Tim Simokonis as senior vice president within its Employee Benefits Group in the Southeast. The Florida-based consultant will serve a national client base, focusing on self-funded health plans, data transparency, and fiduciary …

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday unveiled a plan for a dramatic expansion of oil and gas drilling rights auctions in U.S. waters, including in California, where state officials strongly oppose energy development along its world-famous coastline. The Interior Department …

The death toll in Vietnam from days of severe flooding has climbed to 43 as heavy rain drenches coffee-producing regions in the central highlands and waters remain high in some tourism areas. Around 61,000 people have been evacuated and half …

Across Canada, doctors and nurses are quietly using public artificial-intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini to write clinical notes, translate discharge summaries or summarize patient data. But even though these services offer speed and convenience, they also …

American International Group Inc.’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused the veteran executive to lose a $17 million job before he’d even started. …

Written words have an intended meaning. Fair-minded readers try to grasp that meaning. But other readers impute motives to the writer either to serve their own ends or to protect the writer from unforeseen consequences. Once, early in my career, …

Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy on Wednesday to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a result of its misconduct in a sweeping Statehouse bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years on. The punishment meted out …

Rising costs and changing customer expectations are driving satisfaction in the insurance and mortgage industry, according to an American Customer Satisfaction Index study. Among the four industries studied — health insurance, life insurance, property and casualty insurance (P/C), and mortgage …

A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order against seven former employees of Marsh sued in one of several lawsuits against defectors to join Howden US. Marsh USA early this month filed a lawsuit against the group of former …